H4241

Granting the town of Whately the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Whately residents aged 16 and 17 years old

Introduced·6/30/25
Introduced Text

Massachusetts H4241 allows the town of Whately to grant voting rights in municipal elections to residents aged 16 and 17.

Massachusetts H4241 authorizes the town of Whately to allow residents aged 16 and 17 to vote in municipal elections. This bill creates a separate voter registration process for these young residents, who must then be removed from the list once they turn 18. The town of Whately will bear the cost of creating the special registration forms and separate ballots for local ballot questions. This bill does not extend voting rights for state or federal offices or ballot questions.

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Where it stands

Current
In committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Sep 16, 2025

1:00 PM

Joint Committee on Election Laws Hearing

History

Apr 2

House

Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)

Aug 29, 2025

Joint

Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1

Aug 29, 2025

House

Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order