HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3729        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 31

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

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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 proposal for constitutional amendment:

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the title of the Lieutenant Governor.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

1/20/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/27/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/27/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/28/2023

Liz Miranda

Second Suffolk

3/2/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

3/30/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

4/3/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3729        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 31

By Representative Armini of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 31) of Jennifer Balinsky Armini for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the title of the Lieutenant-Governor.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the title of the Lieutenant Governor.

 

A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
 

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
 

The constitution is hereby amended by striking Article I of Part the Second, Chapter II, Section II and replacing it with the following:-

Article I.

There shall be elected a lieutenant governor of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose title shall be, Her Honor, His Honor, or Their Honor and who shall be qualified, in point of [religion, property,] and residence in the commonwealth, in the same manner with the governor: and the day and manner of his election, and the qualifications of the electors, shall be the same as are required in the election of a governor. The return of the votes for this officer, and the declaration of his election, shall be in the same manner: and if no one person shall be found to have [a majority] of all the votes returned, the vacancy shall be filled by the senate and house of representatives, in the same manner as the governor is to be elected, in case no one person shall have [a majority] of the votes of the people to be governor. [See Amendments, Arts. VII, XIV, XXXIV, LXIV and LXXX.]