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LYONS v. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

SJC-13307.

490 Mass. 560 (2022)

JAMES LYONS & others, v. SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

August 30, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Walsh for the plaintiffs.

Adam Horstine, Assistant Attorney General (Anne Sterman, Assistant Attorney General, also present) for the defendant.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

John Paul Moran, pro se.

Joseph N. Schneiderman for Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action.

Lisa C. Goodheart, Christine M. Netski, Dylan Sanders, Anthony V. Agudelo, John G. O'Neill, Andrea Studley Knowles, Jessica H. Park, Gwen Nolan King, Kenneth C. Thayer, Lon F. Povich, Tamara S. Wolfson, David S. Mackey, M. Patrick Moore, Jr., & Clinton R. Prospere for Common Cause Massachusetts & another.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

On June 16, 2022, the Legislature passed "An Act fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security" (VOTES act), which expanded opportunities to vote in Massachusetts. St. 2022, c. 92. The VOTES act provided that any qualified voter in Massachusetts, without need for excuse, can vote early, in person or by mail (universal early...

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