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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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INITIATIVE PETITION OF DIANA DIZOGLIO AND OTHERS.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.
BOSTON, JANUARY 16, 2024.
Steven T. James
Clerk of the House of Representatives
State House
Boston, Massachusetts 02133
Sir: — I herewith transmit to you, in accordance with the requirements of
Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution an initiative petition for
“A Law Expressly Authorizing the Auditor to Audit the Legislature,” signed by
ten qualified voters and filed with this department on or before December 6,
2023, together with additional signatures of qualified voters in the number of
94,404, being a sufficient number to comply with the Provisions of said Article.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AN INITIATIVE PETITION.
Pursuant to Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth, as amended, the undersigned qualified voters of the
Commonwealth, ten in number at least, hereby petition for the enactment into
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FILED ON: 1/17/2024
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act expressly authorizing the Auditor to audit the Legislature.
Be it enacted by the People, and by their authority, as follows:
1SECTION 1.
2 The first sentence of section 12 of chapter 11 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
32022 Official Edition, is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
4 Section 12. The department of the state auditor shall audit the accounts, programs,
5activities and functions directly related to the aforementioned accounts of all departments,
6offices, commissions, institutions and activities of the commonwealth, including those of
7districts and authorities created by the general court and the general court itself, and including
8those of the income tax division of the department of revenue, and for such purposes, the
9authorized officers and employees of the department of the state auditor shall have access to such
10accounts at reasonable times and the department may require the production of books,
11documents, vouchers and other records relating to any matter within the scope of an audit
12conducted under this section or section 13, except tax returns. 3 of 5
FIRST TEN SIGNERS
NAMERESIDENCECITY OR T OWNDiana DiZoglio30 Olive StreetMethuenJonathan Hecht159 Russell AvenueWatertownJennifer Nassour12 Mountainview RoadWellesleyYvonne M. Spicer3 North LaneFraminghamMarcus S. Vaughn35 Rochambeau AvenueWrenthamNeil M. M. Morrison75 Oakridge DriveTauntonPaula F. Morrison75 Oakridge DriveTauntonErin Leahy9 Cleveland Street, # 3SomervilleGary D. Bernard11 Fairfield Avenue, # 2MelroseSusan A. Bernard11 Fairfield Avenue, # 2Melrose 4 of 5
CERTIFICATE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Honorable William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Room 1705
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
RE: Initiative Petition No. 23-34: Initiative Petition for A Law Expressly
Authorizing the Auditor to Audit Legislature
Dear Secretary Galvin:
In accordance with the provisions of Article 48 of the Amendments to
the Massachusetts Constitution, I have reviewed the above-referenced initiative
petition, which was submitted to me on or before the first Wednesday of August
of this year.
I hereby certify that this measure is in proper form for submission to
the people; that the measure is not, either affirmatively or negatively,
substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission
or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elections;
and that it contains only subjects that are related or are mutually dependent and
which are not excluded from the initiative process pursuant to Article 48, the
Initiative, Part 2, Section 2.
In accordance with Article 48, I enclose a fair, concise summary of the
measure.
Sincerely,
ANDREA JOY CAMPBELL,
Attorney General.
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Summary of 23-34.
This proposed law would specify that the State Auditor has the authority to audit the Legislature.