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 Barrett | Third Middlesex |  | 9% | |
| Joe Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Michael Brady | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | | 9% | |
| William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | | 9% | |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Nick Collins | Fourth Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Jo Comeford | Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester | | 9% | |
| Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | | 9% | |
| Brendan P. Crighton | 3rd Essex | | 9% | |
| Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | | 9% | |
| Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Diana DiZoglio | 1st Essex | | 25% | |
| James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | | 13% | |
| Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk |  | 97% | |
| Paul R Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | | 13% | |
| Barry R. Finegold | Second Essex and Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Cindy Friedman | Fourth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex | | 25% | |
| Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | | 11% | |
| Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | | 9% | |
| John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | | 9% | |
| Edward Kennedy | 1st Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | | 9% | |
| Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | | 9% | |
| Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | | 16% | |
| Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | | 22% | |
| Patrick O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | | 47% | |
| Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | | 16% | |
| Becca Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex | | 13% | |
| Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | | 9% | |
| Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Karen Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | | 5% | |
| Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | | 59% | |
| Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | | 16% | |
| Dean Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | | 81% | |
| John Velis | 2nd Hampden and Hampshire | | 27% | |
| James T. Welch | Hampden | | 9% |