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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4587 FILED ON: 9/27/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4114 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act authorizing local voting rights for lawful permanent residents residing in Leverett. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin9/27/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester9/27/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4587 FILED ON: 9/27/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4114 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Blais of Deerfield and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by |
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| 19 | 19 | | bill, House, No. 4114) of Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) that |
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| 20 | 20 | | the town of Leverett be authorized to provide for local voting rights for certain lawful permanent |
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| 21 | 21 | | residents residing in said town. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act authorizing local voting rights for lawful permanent residents residing in Leverett. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of chapter 51 of the General |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Laws, or any other general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, lawful permanent |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3residents 18 years or older who reside in Leverett may, upon application, have their name |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4entered on a list of registered voters established by the town clerk for the town known as the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5town of Leverett and may thereafter vote in all Leverett town meetings, elections and actions, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6and serve on elected Leverett municipal boards and committees. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 SECTION 2. The Select Board of the town known as the town of Leverett may formulate |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8regulations and guidelines to implement the purpose of this act. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9 SECTION 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to confer upon lawful permanent |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10residents the right to vote for any state or federal office or any state or federal ballot question. |
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