HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3005        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2733

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 public employees raising funds for their own candidacy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

10/4/2012

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

2/4/2011

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

2/3/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3005        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2733

By Mr. Mark of Hancock, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2733) of Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to allow public employees to raise funds for their own candidacy.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to public employees raising funds for their own candidacy.

 

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.  Section 13 of chapter 55 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “No person employed for compensation, other than an elected officer, by the commonwealth or any county, city or town shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive any gift, payment, contribution, assessment, subscription or promise of money or other thing of value for the political campaign purposes of any candidate for public office”, in the first sentence, the following: — “other than himself or herself”