Amendment ID: S2755-4

Amendment 4

Election Officers

Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new text be amended by striking in lines 299-303 the following:-“if there is a deficiency in the number of required election officers, the appointing authority may appoint election officers without regard to political party membership, voter status, residence in the city or town or inclusion on a list filed by a political party committee pursuant to said section 11B and 12 of said chapter 54.” and inserting in place thereof the following: “if the city or town clerk determines in writing that there is a deficiency in the number of required election officers, then the appointing authority may appoint election officers without regard to political party membership, voter status, residence in the city or town or inclusion on a list filed by a political party committee pursuant to said section 11B and 12 of said chapter 54.”