SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2339        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 437

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Joseph A. Boncore

_________________

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 recognizing veteran status on ballots.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

Revere City Councilor, Ira Novoselsky

281 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2339        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 437

By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 437) of Joseph A. Boncore and Revere City Councilor, Ira Novoselsky for legislation to recognize veteran status on ballots.  Election Laws.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

_______________

 

An Act recognizing veteran status on ballots.

 

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

Section 41 of chapter 54 of the general laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following words:-

To the name of a candidate for a state or municipal office who qualifies as a veteran, under the definition established in section 7 of chapter 4 of the general laws, there shall be added in the same space the words “Veteran”.