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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4609 FILED ON: 4/29/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4090 |
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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 | | Chynah Tyler |
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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 the office of district councilor in the city of Boston. |
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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:Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk4/29/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4609 FILED ON: 4/29/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4090 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4090) of Chynah |
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| 19 | 19 | | Tyler (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the office of district councilor |
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| 20 | 20 | | in the city of Boston. 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-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to the office of district councilor in the city of Boston. |
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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 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if a vacancy |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2in an office of district councilor in the city of Boston occurs at any time in the year two thousand |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3and twenty-five, the vacancy shall not be filled by a special municipal election and shall instead |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4be filled by the person elected to the office of district city councillor for said district at the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5regular municipal election to be held on November 4, 2025. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 Such person shall take and subscribe the oaths required by Acts of 1951, c. 376, s. 1.11A, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7as amended, as soon as conveniently may be after the issuance of the certificate of election and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8shall hold office from the time of taking and subscribing such oaths until the expiration of their |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9elected term. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 SECTION 2. The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13which remain in full force and effect. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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