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REPORT - COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES- Requiring New Bedford to place Voter Registration Forms citywide NO FURTHER ACTION

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25.     REPORT, Committee on Ordinances, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on a WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Dunn, Abreu, Giesta, Gomes and Lima, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances look into drafting an Ordinance that would require the City of New Bedford to provide its Citizens with easier access to Voter Registration Forms, specifically by placing said forms at locations where residents might come into contact with City services, such as Community Centers, Public Libraries, Schools, City Hall, in order to increase access to voter registration by making said forms available at different locations and increase participation in the election process.

 

25a.     WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Dunn, Abreu, Giesta, Gomes and Lima, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances look into drafting an Ordinance that would require the City of New Bedford to provide its Citizens with easier access to Voter Registration Forms, specifically by placing said forms at locations where residents might come into contact with City services, such as Community Centers, Public Libraries, Schools, City Hall, in order to increase access to voter registration by making said forms available at different locations and increase participation in the election process. (Referred to the Committee on Ordinances - April 26, 2018.)



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REPORT - ORDINANCE COMMITTEE - An Ordinance Requiring Voter Registratin forms placed across the City NO FURTHER ACTIONCover Memo
WRITTEN MOTION - Requesting an Ordinance requiring Voter Registration forms be placed across th eCity at various locationsCover Memo