HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4261        FILED ON: 5/29/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3860

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Moran, (BY REQUEST)

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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 election procedures in the City of Boston.

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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

 

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

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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.