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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 73 FILED ON: 1/3/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 877
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marcus S. Vaughn
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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 how Electoral College votes are delegated.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/3/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 73 FILED ON: 1/3/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 877
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 877) of
Marcus S. Vaughn relative to choosing presidential electors and the process which governs them.
Election Laws.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 727 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 how Electoral College votes are delegated.
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 2012
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after "electors,", in line 15, the following
3sentence:-
4 One presidential elector shall be chosen from each congressional district, and two
5presidential electors shall be chosen at-large.
6 SECTION 2. Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
7striking out section 148, and inserting in place thereof the following section:—
8 Section 148. The persons chosen as presidential electors shall meet at the state house on
9the date fixed by federal law next following their election at three o’clock in the afternoon and 2 of 2
10organize by the choice of a presiding officer and secretary. The state secretary shall call the
11meeting to order, call the roll of electors, and preside until a presiding officer shall be chosen.
12The secretary of the electors shall keep a journal of their proceedings and deposit the same in the
13office of the state secretary, where it shall be recorded and filed. Each at-large presidential
14elector shall cast their ballot for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates whose electors
15received the highest number of votes in the state. Each congressional district presidential elector
16shall cast their ballot for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates whose electors received
17the highest number of votes in their congressional district.