HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3631        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 645

 

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 primary elections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/18/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

1/23/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/28/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/30/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/29/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3631        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 645

By Ms. Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 645) of Mindy Domb and others relative to ballots for state primary 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 primary 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.Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Section 34 of Chapter 53 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out, in line 64, the words “where there are fewer names than there are persons to be chosen, blank spaces shall be provided, equal in number to the deficiency, for the insertion of other names” and inserting in place thereof the following text:- "blank spaces equal to the number of persons to be chosen shall be provided for the insertion of other names." This blank space will be represented by a line clearly marked as “write-in candidate.”