HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2574        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 584

 

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

1/17/2013

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Gale D. Candaras

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Karen E. Spilka

Second Middlesex and Norfolk

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2574        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 584

By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 584) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the reimbursement of local costs of special elections.  Election Laws.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 193 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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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 1. 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.