Joint Committee on Election Laws - 11-13-2025

Joint Committee on Election Laws · November 13, 2025

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Opening and procedural instructions

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Senate Chair John Keenan and House Co-Chair Dan Hunt opened the joint committee, introduced members, explained remote and in-person testimony procedures, and set a 3-minute time limit for individual testifiers and a 10-minute panel limit. The chairs noted the Senate was in formal session and that some members may need to step out.

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A joint Massachusetts legislative committee heard hours of testimony from municipal officials, election experts, and voters urging lawmakers to clear the way for municipalities to use ranked-choice voting and to pilot remote participation in town meeting. Proponents cited higher turnout, cost savings, and technical safeguards; some speakers flagged trade-offs for in-person deliberation.

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