SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3212 FILED ON: 6/15/2022
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2949
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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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 amending the Bridgewater town charter relative to signature requirements.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3212 FILED ON: 6/15/2022
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2949
By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2949) of Marc R. Pacheco and Angelo L. D'Emilia (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the Bridgewater town charter relative to signature requirements. Municipalities and Regional Government. [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 amending the Bridgewater town charter relative to signature requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
ORDERED, that the Town Council assembled votes to amend the Bridgewater Home Rule Charter, Article Vll, Section 7-3 and to send said amendment to the State Legislature as a Special Act as follows:
Section 7-3(a) "Signature Requirements" shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(a) Signature Requirements — The number of signatures of voters required to place the name of a candidate on the official ballot to be used at an election shall be as follows: For an office which is to be filled by the voters of the whole town, not less than 50. For an office which is to be filled by the voters of a District, not less than 25 from the District.