Please urge the Election Laws Conference Committee to advance comprehensive election modernization legislation in Massachusetts. As the cradle of liberty, Massachusetts should be at the forefront of expanding voting rights rather than lagging behind a majority of other states in adopting proven strategies to make voting more convenient, efficient, and accessible to all.

The bill advanced by the committee and ultimately sent to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law should include:

- Election Day registration

- Permanent voter registration

- Online voter registration

- Robust early voting with weekend and evening hours

- Pre-registration for 16 and 17 year-olds

- Post-election audits of election equipment

- Improved inactive voting procedures

We should not pass up this chance to become a leader in expanding opportunities to vote and in bringing our election laws into the 21st century.