Assuring Transparency in Processing Vote by Mail Ballots Senate #198

Vote Description

This was a vote on Amendment #34 to S2755, An Act relative to voting options in response to COVID-19. This amendment calls for the registrars in the city or town representing the two leading political parties to be notified about the time and location of the processing of ballots, and calls on them to be permitted to observe. It also calls for the processing of such ballots to occur in and during the hours of operation of the town or city hall.

Mass Fiscal Explanation

MassFiscal supports this amendment because it calls to increase the transparency of an unprecedented mail-in voting campaign.

Mass Fiscal's Stance

Fiscal Responsibility Vote

Good Government Vote

Vote result on 06/16/2020

FAILED

Yea
10

Nay
29

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Michael BarrettThird Middlesex 9%
Joe BoncoreFirst Suffolk and Middlesex 9%
Michael Brady2nd Plymouth & Norfolk 9%
William N. BrownsbergerSuffolk & Middlesex 9%
Harriette L. ChandlerFirst Worcester 9%
Sonia Chang-DiazSecond Suffolk 9%
Nick Collins1st Suffolk 9%
Jo ComefordHampshire, Franklin & Worcester 9%
Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk & Middlesex 9%
Brendan P. Crighton3rd Essex 9%
Julian CyrCape and Islands 9%
Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 9%
Diana DiZoglio1st Essex 25%
James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester 13%
Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden 97%
Paul R FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 13%
Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 9%
Cindy FriedmanFourth Middlesex 9%
Anne M. GobiWorcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex 25%
Adam G. HindsBerkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden 11%
Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex 9%
John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth 9%
Edward Kennedy1st Middlesex 9%
Eric P. LesserFirst Hampden and Hampshire 9%
Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex 9%
Joan B. LovelySecond Essex 9%
Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth 16%
Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester 22%
Patrick O'Connor1st Plymouth & Norfolk 47%
Marc R. PachecoFirst Plymouth and Bristol 16%
Becca RauschNorfolk, Worcester & Middlesex 13%
Michael J. RodriguesFirst Bristol and Plymouth 9%
Michael F. RushNorfolk and Suffolk 9%
Karen SpilkaMiddlesex & Norfolk 5%
Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 59%
Walter F. TimiltyNorfolk, Bristol and Plymouth 16%
Dean TranWorcester and Middlesex 81%
John VelisHampden & Hampshire 27%
James T. WelchHampden 9%