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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2901 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 838 |
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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 | | Ryan M. Hamilton |
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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 authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Mayor. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2901 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 838 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 838) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Ryan M. Hamilton (with the approval of the acting mayor and city council) for legislation to |
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| 21 | 21 | | authorize a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5513 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of |
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| 31 | 31 | | Mayor. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 3-8 of article 3 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2of the charter of the city of Methuen, or of any other general or special law or ordinance of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3contrary, the vacancy in the office of the Mayor for the City of Methuen shall be filled at a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4special election called for by the City Council to be held not less than 64 days after the date on |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5which the special election is called, but not later than December 14, 2024. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6 SECTION 2. The number of signatures of voters required to place the name of a |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7candidate on the official ballot to be used at the special election shall be not less than 150. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8 SECTION 3. Except as provided for in this act, the nomination of candidates and the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9conduct of the special election held pursuant to this act shall be in accordance with all other |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10provisions of the city charter and any other applicable general or special law. No preliminary |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11shall be held for the special election authorized in section 1. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12 SECTION 4. If this act shall not be in effect as of October 7, 2024, then any action taken |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13consistent with this act shall be ratified, validated and confirmed as though this act had been in |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14place prior. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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