HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5002        FILED ON: 8/22/2016

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4697

 

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 the board of registrars of voters in the city known as the town of Greenfield.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

8/22/2016


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5002        FILED ON: 8/22/2016

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4697

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4697) of Paul W. Mark (with the approval of the mayor and town council) relative to the board of registrars of voters in the city known as the town of Greenfield.  Election Laws.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the board of registrars of voters in the city known as the town of Greenfield.

 

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

ORDER THAT THE GREENFIELD TOWN CHARTER ARTICLE 7, SECTION 7-12 RECALL ELECTIONS, SUBSECTION (b) BE FURTHER AMENDED BY RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SENATE HOUSE COUNCIL AS INDICATED IN THE ATTATCHED STRIKE DRAFT:

SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 7-12 of the charter of the city known as the town of Greenfielf which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:

The Board of Registrars of Voters shall within ten (10) days following the date the petition forms are filed certify both the number of signatures thereon which are the names of voters and the percentage that number represents of the total number of voters voting and total number of voters registered as of the date of the most recent regular biennial Town election.

AND THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL FURTHER INSTRUCTS THE TOWN CLERK TO RESUBMIT THE APPROVED VOTE TO THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND REQUEST SAID LEGISLATURE TO AMEND THE TOWN CHARTER.