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H878 • 2025

An Act relative to public information requests

An Act relative to public information requests

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to public information requests

An Act relative to public information requests By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to public information requests By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 878) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn relative to the availability of voter lists.
  • Election Laws.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-06-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to public information requests
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 878) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to the availability of voter lists. Election Laws.

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Bill H.878

SECTION 1. Section 55 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each such voting list required by this section; provided, however that the registration of a voter in the commonwealth’s electronic registration system shall be sufficient to provide the state secretary with the voting list.

Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide voting lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.

SECTION 2. Section 91 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each absentee voting list required by this section.

Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide absentee voting lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.

SECTION 3. Section 91A of said chapter 54, as so appearing is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each specially qualified voter list required by this section.

Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide specially qualified voter lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.

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