SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1859        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 403

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul R. Feeney

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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 to protect the integrity of town meetings.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/11/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1859        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 403

By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 403) of Paul R. Feeney, Michael O. Moore and James K. Hawkins for legislation to protect the integrity of town meetings.  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 to protect the integrity of town meetings.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The first sentence of section 32 of chapter 56 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “vote”, in line 3, the following words:- or to incentivize their attendance or absence at a town meeting.