AN ACT REGULATING VOTING PRECINCTS IN THE CITY OF CHICOPEE
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, ward 6, precinct A of the city of Chicopee shall be 1 precinct for the purpose of forming congressional, representative, senatorial or councilor districts but shall have 2 polling places for the purpose of voting at any federal, state or municipal election. One polling place shall be located to the south of Champion drive and to the south of the Westover Air Force Base boundary to serve voters residing in ward 6, precinct A, south of that drive and south of that boundary and shall be known as ward 6, precinct AS. The other polling place shall be located to the north of Champion drive and to the north of the Westover Air Force Base boundary to serve voters residing in ward 6, precinct A north of that drive and north of that boundary and shall be known as ward 6, precinct AN.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, ward 6, precinct B in the city of Chicopee shall be 1 precinct for the purpose of forming congressional, representative, senatorial or councilor districts but shall have 2 polling places for the purpose of voting at any federal, state or municipal election. One polling place shall be located to the east of interstate highway route 291 and north of the Massachusetts turnpike to serve voters residing in ward 6, precinct B in the Burnett road area and shall be known as ward 6, precinct BE. The other polling place shall be located to the west of interstate highway route 291 and south of the Massachusetts turnpike to serve voters residing in ward 6, precinct B in the Sheridan circle area and shall be known as ward 6, precinct BW.
SECTION 3. The city clerk of the city of Chicopee and the board of registrars of the city of Chicopee shall take all necessary actions to assure compliance with this act, including, but not limited to, assuring the accuracy of the voting lists as located at each such polling place set forth in sections 1 and 2. The city clerk and the board of registrars shall divide each of the precincts set forth in sections 1 and 2 into 2 sub-precincts, in each of which is located 1 of the polling places set forth in said sections 1 and 2, and only the names of voters who reside in each such sub-precinct shall appear on the voting list for such sub-precinct.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, July 28, 2022.