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Money & Influence 08.7.2023

Foreign-influenced political spending is a threat to our democracy

What Massachusetts lawmakers can do to protect our elections from foreign influences.

Voting & Elections 01.6.2023

Right-leaning think tank questions Mass. election security; officials push back

There’s little evidence of voter fraud in Massachusetts. Nevertheless, a conservative-leaning think tank says the state has some work to do to continue ensuring election security moving forward.

Voting & Elections 06.16.2022

VOTES Act Heads to Governor’s Desk

The bill is the largest expansion of voting access in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in years. It makes permanent a number of emergency changes to Massachusetts’ election laws made in 2020 to deal with the pandemic, including allowing voters to vote by mail without an excuse and expanding early voting options.

Voting & Elections 06.8.2022

VOTES Act Released from Conference Committee

The Massachusetts VOTES Act Conference Committee today released its version of the comprehensive election reform bill, which will now head to the House and Senate for final procedural votes before being sent to Governor Baker’s desk.

Voting & Elections 07.20.2021

Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Progress on Comprehensive Voting Bill

On Monday, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Elections Laws sent the VOTES Act to the Senate Ways and Means Committee, the first step in bringing the comprehensive voting bill up for a vote.

Voting & Elections 02.10.2021

New Legislation Will Increase Voter Participation

Sen. Cindy Creem and Rep. John Lawn have filed legislation that the Election Modernization Coalition heralded as the most comprehensive next step for Massachusetts elections.

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