Joint Committee on the Election Laws Hearing

The Joint Committee on the Election Laws will hold a bill hearing which will include the following bill filed by Senator Comerford as well as a home rule petition for the town of Warwick. The full list of bills can be viewed on the hearing page.

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 this form. 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 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 18, 2021. Oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes, but longer statements will be accepted by written testimony until Friday, October 22 at 5:00 p.m. Constituents planning to testify are encouraged to alert Sen. Comerford by emailing jo.comerford@masenate.gov.

Please submit all written testimony to Michaela.Gaziano@masenate.gov and Colleen.Bellotti@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.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair, per committee rules.

If you have any questions, you may email Colleen.Bellotti@mahouse.gov and Michaela.Gaziano@masenate.gov.