Elections are back to normal in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — for now.
This is the case as of July 1, 2021, as State House News Service reports. Back in March, Governor Charlie Baker extended mail-in voting for municipal elections until June 30. However, he didn't extend it further than that and the legislature hasn't gotten a bill done on the matter, either. For now, voters must provide a reason and obtain an absentee ballot if they want to vote by mail.
Massachusetts Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons understands that the votes don't exist in the Massachusetts Legislature to enact voter ID in the Commonwealth.
However, Lyons and other Republicans believe that there is enough support for voter ID in the state to make it happen — through the ballot box.
