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Jim McGovern: “No. We would temporarily implement remote voting by proxy through a special order resolution that would allow the…”

On the recordMay 12, 2020
No. We would temporarily implement remote voting by proxy through a special order resolution that would allow the Speaker to put the process in place for 45 days during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern clarifies that remote voting is a temporary measure during the pandemic.

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