HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 961        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 193

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the reimbursement of local costs of special elections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/19/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/19/2011

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/28/2011

Steven L. Levy

4th Middlesex

2/1/2011

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/28/2011

Michael O. Moore

 

1/27/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/1/2011

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

2/3/2011

James B. Eldridge

 

2/3/2011

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Karen E. Spilka

 

2/4/2011

Joseph F. Wagner

8th Hampden

2/4/2011

Gale D. Candaras

 

2/4/2011

Stephen Stat Smith

28th Middlesex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 961        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 193

By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 193) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the reimbursement of local costs of special elections.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the reimbursement of local costs of special elections.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section one hundred forty-seven of chapter fifty-four of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence:

Provided, however, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, cities and towns shall be reimbursed for their costs of conducting special elections, called to fill vacancies in offices under this chapter, after certification of said cost by the state auditor.