HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4261 FILED ON: 5/29/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3860
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran, (BY REQUEST)
_________________
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 election procedures in the City of Boston.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Andrea Campbell | City Council President, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02108 | 5/14/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4261 FILED ON: 5/29/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3860
By Mr. Moran of Boston (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3860) of Andrea Campbell (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to election procedures in the city of Boston. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
_______________
An Act relative to election procedures in the City of Boston.
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 54 of chapter 452 of the acts of 1948 as most recently amended by section 2.54 of chapter 376 of the acts of 1951, is hereby amended by adding the following:- Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any individual duly qualified to be a candidate for an elective office shall not be a candidate for nomination for two such elective offices at the same municipal election.
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Section 3. If any of the above sections are determined to not be constitutional under the law, the remainder of the provisions shall remain valid.