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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2323 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 824 |
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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 | | Paul J. Donato |
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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 political designations. |
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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:Paul J. Donato35th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2323 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 824 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 824) of Paul |
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| 19 | 19 | | J. Donato relative to political designations. Election Laws. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to political designations. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2Edition is hereby amended by striking out the word “fifty” in line 85 and putting in place thereof |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3the words: “five hundred”. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 Section 2. Section 1 of Chapter 50 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the word “first.” in line 94 the words: “If, after the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6expiration of two years from the date the political designation is approved, there are fewer than |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7one quarter of one percent of the total number of registered voters enrolled in the designation, it |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8shall be dissolved and any such voters enrolled shall be registered as “unenrolled.” |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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