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Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey is renewing his push to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four seats, less than a day after President Biden announced his support for reforming the high court.
A suppressive voter ID initiative in Massachusetts was stopped in its tracks yesterday after it fell more than 30,000 signatures short of the threshold needed to advance.
As of Friday, Jan. 20, Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced several proposals to end felony disenfranchisement through a state constitutional amendment.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, an automatic recount in a Massachusetts state House race flipped a seat from red to blue by a single vote.
On July 11, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that Senate Bill 2924, also known as the VOTES Act, does not violate the Massachusetts Constitution, leaving the law in place.
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Senate passed an election reform bill, Senate Bill 2545, known as the VOTES Act, which takes multiple steps to expand voter access.
The Massachusetts state government allowed an expanded mail-in voting provision to expire last week, changing the state’s mail-in voting rules just weeks before summer and fall elections begin.
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