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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4853 FILED ON: 1/31/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4403 |
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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 | | Kenneth I. Gordon |
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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 relative to town meeting vacancy in the town of Burlington. |
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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:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/31/2024 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4853 FILED ON: 1/31/2024 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4403 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4403) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kenneth I. Gordon (by vote of the town) relative to town meeting vacancies in the town of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Burlington. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to town meeting vacancy in the town of Burlington. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Chapter 686 of the Acts of |
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| 30 | 30 | | 21970, is amended by replacing Section 9 in its entirety as follows: SECTION 9. (a) The office of |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3a Town Meeting Member shall become vacant upon their death, resignation or removal from |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4office in any manner authorized by law. (b) A vacancy in the town meeting membership shall be |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, at the next regular town election if |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6resignation or removal from office in any manner authorized by law. (c) A vacancy in the town |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7meeting membership shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, at the next |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8regular town election. When a vacancy in the Town Meeting membership shall occur and no |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9Town election is to be held within sixty (60) days, the Moderator shall direct the Town Clerk to |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10post notice of any such vacancy and a request for candidates. Said notice shall be published by |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11the Town Clerk not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the next scheduled Town Meeting: (i) In |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12a newspaper; 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 (ii) on the bulletin board outside the Town Clerk’s office; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 (iii) on the Town’s website. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 All candidate information received by the Clerk shall be forwarded to the remaining |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16members prior to the vote; said vote to take place at the next scheduled Town Meeting. The |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining precinct members in attendance at the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18next scheduled Town Meeting. |
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