HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3516 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 678
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mindy Domb
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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 random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/13/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3516 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 678
By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 678) of Mindy Domb relative to random placement of candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots. Election Laws. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 776 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state 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 1. Section 34 of said chapter 53 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third paragraphs.
SECTION 2. Section 70E of said chapter 53, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 32, the words “in the manner provided in section thirty-four”.
SECTION 3. Section 41 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “state or”.
SECTION 4. Section 42 of said chapter 54, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or chapter 53, or any other general or special law to the contrary, on any ballot, under the designation of the office, the names of candidates for nomination for all offices to be voted for at a state primary, and names of candidates for election to any state office, shall be listed in an order generated at random by the state secretary; and no ballot shall include any notation or designation indicating that a candidate is an incumbent or candidate for re-election.
SECTION 5. Sections 1 through 4, inclusive, shall take effect on January 1, 2024.