Amendment ID: H4046-1

Amendment 1

Clarifying reporting requirements

Ms. Spilka moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following text:-

“Section 19 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the figure “75,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:-  65,000.”; and

by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:-

“Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purposes, which is to further regulate certain reporting requirements for candidates for the office of mayor and city council in certain cities, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.”; and

by striking out the title and inserting in place thereof the following title:-

“AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CITIES.”