HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1757 FILED ON: 2/11/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 67
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chynah Tyler
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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 the office of Mayor in the city of Boston.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 2/11/2021 |
Martin J. Walsh | (Mayor of the city of Boston) 1 City Hall Sq, Boston, MA 02201 | 2/11/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1757 FILED ON: 2/11/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 67
By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 67) of Chynah Tyler and Martin J. Walsh (with the approval of mayor and city council) relative to a special municipal election for a vacancy in the office of Mayor in the city of Boston. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to the office of Mayor 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. Not withstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if a vacancy in the office of mayor of Boston occurs at any time in the year two thousand and twenty-one, the vacancy shall not be filled by a special municipal election and shall instead be filled according to the provision of Section 13 of Chapter 452 of the Acts of 1948, as appearing in Section 1 of Chapter 376 of the Acts of 1951 and further amended in Chapter 328 of the Acts of 1996, that begins, at line 13, "a mayor shall be elected at large at the next regular municipal election".
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall be effective upon passage.