HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3661        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3713

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mindy Domb

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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 ballots for state general elections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/18/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

1/22/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

4/8/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/28/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/30/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/28/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/29/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3661        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3713

By Ms. Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3713) of Mindy Domb and others relative to ballots for state general elections.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to ballots for state general 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. Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 40 the following section:-

Section 40A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all ballots for the election of candidates to any state office shall include, for each office to be filled, blank spaces for the insertion of other names equal to the number of persons to be chosen for such office, and such blank spaces shall be clearly marked with a line and the designation “write-in candidate”.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 2020.