HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 529        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 581

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph D. McKenna

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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 apportioning electoral votes by Congressional District.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/13/2015

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/21/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/27/2015

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

8/29/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

8/29/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

8/29/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 529        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 581

By Mr. McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 581) of Joseph D. McKenna and others relative to the apportioning of electoral votes by Congressional district.  Election Laws.

 

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 apportioning electoral votes by Congressional District.

 

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. Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 148 the following section:-

Section 148A. (a) Elector assigned to a congressional district. 

An elector who is assigned to a congressional district shall cast a separate ballot for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who received the largest number of votes in the elector’s respective district. 

(b) At-large elector. 

An elector who is unassigned to a congressional district shall cast a separate ballot for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who received the largest number of statewide popular votes.  

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.