Governor Charlie Baker has signed a supplemental appropriations bill approved by the legislature that includes money to reimburse cities and towns for early voting expenses in 2016.
State Auditor Suzanne Bump determined the unfunded mandate to have an early voting program cost municipalities a total of almost $1.064.
Springfield Election Commissioner Gladys Oyola said cities that did more than what the early voting law required are still left footing the bill.
" I would like to the reimbursement expanded for communities like Springfield, Boston, Worcester and Lowell because we have to offer those off-site ( voting) locations in order to reach a bigger population," said Oyola.
Massachusetts will have early voting once again in the 2018 election.
