HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4528 FILED ON: 8/10/2009
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[LOCAL APPROVAL RECEIVED.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John D. Keenan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Establish the Elec
tion Calendar in the City of Salem.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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John D. Keenan
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7th Essex
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Establish the Election Calendar in the City of Salem.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
That a petition to the General Court, accompanied by a bill as set forth below, be filed with an attested copy of this Order be, and hereby is, approved under Clause (1) of section 8 of Article 2, as amended, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the end that the following legislation be adopted, except for amendments by the Senate or House of Representatives which conform to intent of this home rule petition:
An ACT ratifying, validating and confirming in all respects the election calendar established by the city of Salem for elections to be held in 2009.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1.
Notwithstanding sections 7, 7A and 10 of chapter 53 and section 7 of chapter 55B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the election calendar established by the Salem City Council on January 8, 2009 is hereby ratified, validated and confirmed in all respects, notwithstanding any defect in the submission deadlines.
SECTION 2.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
