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Joint Committee on the Election Laws Hearing
June 23, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Joint Committee on the Election Laws will hold a hearing on bills listed here, including the home rule petitions for Amherst and Northampton listed below.
| Bill | Bill Title | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| H.777 | An Act relative to the implementation of elements of the charter for the city known as the town of Amherst | Mindy Domb |
| H.830 | An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow residents sixteen years or age or older to vote in preliminary and city | Lindsay N. Sabadosa |
| H.831 | An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow for early mail-in ballots | Lindsay N. Sabadosa |
| H.832 | An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections | Lindsay N. Sabadosa |
We invite you to submit written testimony and/or testify on bills you care about. Testimony on bills in this hearing should be addressed to Committee Co-Chairs Senator Barry Finegold and Representative Daniel Ryan.
Individuals who wish to testify, may sign up through the following link. For individuals who have signed up to testify, the committee will provide a link to join the public hearing. Individuals planning to testify must sign up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2021. Oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes, but longer statements will be accepted by written testimony until Friday, June 25 at 3:00p.m.
Please submit all written testimony to michaela.gaziano@masenate.gov and sean.getchell@mahouse.gov and please copy Senator Comerford (Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov).
Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the Massachusetts legislature’s website.
To see the Legislature’s full hearings and events calendar, click here.
