Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-144

GOV 144

Ballot Law Commission Jurisdiction

Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following sections:-

“SECTION __. Section 70E of chapter 53 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, the word “No” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Except as provided in sections 4 and 5 of chapter 55B, no”.

SECTION __. Section 4 of chapter 55B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 4, after the word “ballot” the following words:- “, placement of names on a presidential primary ballot”.

SECTION __. Said section 4 of chapter 55B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 8, after the word “any”, the following words:- “candidate or”.

SECTION __. Said section 4 of chapter 55B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11, the word “election,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “election; the placement of names on a presidential primary ballot consistent with the provisions of section 70E of chapter 53;”.

SECTION __. Said chapter 55B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in section 5 by inserting after the first sentence the following:- “Objections to all other presidential primary candidates whose names are placed on a presidential primary ballot consistent with the provisions of section 70E of chapter 53 shall be filed with the state secretary by five o’clock post meridian on the third business day following the announcement by the secretary of the order of names to be printed on the presidential primary ballot.”

SECTION __. Said section 5 of chapter 55B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 29, before the word “state”, the following words:- “presidential or”.

SECTION __. Said section 5 of chapter 55B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 32, before the word “nomination”, the following words:- “the placement of names on a presidential primary ballot consistent with the provisions of section 70E of chapter 53 or”.