Bill Text: MA S340 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Require voting systems to be accessible to people with disabilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-09-02 - Accompanied a study order, see S02614 [S340 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S340-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act require voting systems to be accessible to people with disabilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00447 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act requiring voting systems to be accessible to people with
disabilities.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 32 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:
The secretary shall not approve any voting system that is acquired on or after September 1, 2007, unless it:
(a) Complies with section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794) and its subsequent amendments and with Title II of the federal American with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12131 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments;
(b) Is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including non-visual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation, including privacy and independence, as for other voters; and
(c) Satisfies the requirement of paragraph (b) above through the use of at least one direct recording electronic voting system or other voting system equipped for individuals with disabilities at each voting place.
