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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2710 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 803
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Natalie M. Blais
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to candidate information on ballots.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin1/16/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/25/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2710 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 803
By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 803) of
Natalie M. Blais and Mindy Domb relative to candidate information on ballots. Election Laws.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 659 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to candidate information on ballots.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 8 of chapter 53 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “his residence, with
3street and number, if any,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- their town or city
4of residence, if any;
5 SECTION 2. Section 34 of said chapter 53, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by
6striking out the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
7 Against the name of a candidate for an elective office, for a ward or town committee or
8for state committee shall be printed their town or city of residence, if any.
9 SECTION 3. Section 106 of said chapter 53, as so appearing, is hereby further amended
10by striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- 2 of 2
11 Against the name of a candidate for an elective or caucus office shall be printed their
12town or city of residence, if any.
13 SECTION 4. Section 41 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
14amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the following words:- , with the name of the street and
15number, if any, of his residence.
16 SECTION 5. Said section 41 of said chapter 54, as so appearing, is hereby further
17amended by striking out, in lines 9 and 10, the words “the street on which he resides, with his
18street number” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- their town or city of
19residence.
20 SECTION 6. Said section 41 of said chapter 54, as so appearing, is hereby further
21amended by striking out, in lines 28 and 29, the words “the street on which he resides, with his
22street number” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- their town or city of
23residence.