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House 680 - Petition of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to establishing identification requirements for voters who registered to vote by mail.

Bill Status

  • Session: 185th General Court
  • Bill Status: 03/11/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Sponsor:

  • Alice Hanlon Peisch

All Bill Actions

  • 01/11/07 H Referred to the committee on Election Laws
  • 01/11/07 S Senate concurred
  • Public Hearing date Jun 13 pm at 1:00 in Room A-2
  • 02/07/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling -HJ 1047
  • 03/11/08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

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