MA S2229

Bill

Amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton

Introduced
05/30/2019

In Committee
07/01/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill amends the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton to adopt ranked-choice voting for the election of the mayor and district city councilors. It defines ranked-choice voting as a system where voters rank candidates in order of preference, and if no candidate receives 50% of the first-choice votes, an instant runoff process is used until a candidate reaches the 50% threshold. The bill also establishes an ad hoc committee to draft an ordinance to implement the ranked-choice voting system, including the ballot format and procedural rules. The implementation of ranked-choice voting is contingent on voter approval of the relevant sections of the bill.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Dan Carey (D), Donald Humason (R),

Last Action

New draft substituted, see S2331 (on 09/09/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2229

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2229
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2229.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3822	Revising the charter for the City of Melrose	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H3903	Relative to the charter of the town of Winchendon	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H3938	Establishing the charter for the town of Webster	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H5008	Similar To
H3954	Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket	Accompanied a new draft, see H4011	Similar To
H3961	Amending the charter of the town of Oxford	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3969	Establishing a charter for the town of Medway	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H3985	Amending the charter of the town of Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4222	Amending the charter of the town of Chelmsford to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2249	Relative to the charter of the town of Winchendon	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2264	To amend the North Andover town charter	Amended (DiZoglio) by substituting a new draft, see S2626	Similar To
S2269	Relative to updating the town charter in the town of Ipswich	Accompanied S1203	Similar To
S2283	Relative to the charter of the town of Wareham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2331	Amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2019	Replaced by
S2381	Authorizing the city of Easthampton to grant 8 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, 4 additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premise and 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2406	Amending the charter of the town of Ipswich to make it gender neutral and to further regulate town operations	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 152 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S307	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S314	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S332	Relative to student achievement	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S337	Ensuring charter school integrity	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3822

Revising the charter for the City of Melrose

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 78 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3853

Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H3903

Relative to the charter of the town of Winchendon

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H3938

Establishing the charter for the town of Webster

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H5008

Similar To

H3954

Amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

Accompanied a new draft, see H4011

Similar To

H3961

Amending the charter of the town of Oxford

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 153 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3969

Establishing a charter for the town of Medway

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H3985

Amending the charter of the town of Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4222

Amending the charter of the town of Chelmsford to change the name of the board of selectmen to select board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 164 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2249

Relative to the charter of the town of Winchendon

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2264

To amend the North Andover town charter

Amended (DiZoglio) by substituting a new draft, see S2626

Similar To

S2269

Relative to updating the town charter in the town of Ipswich

Accompanied S1203

Similar To

S2283

Relative to the charter of the town of Wareham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2331

Amending the home rule charter of the city of Easthampton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2019

Replaced by

S2381

Authorizing the city of Easthampton to grant 8 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, 4 additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premise and 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2406

Amending the charter of the town of Ipswich to make it gender neutral and to further regulate town operations

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 152 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S306

To strengthen charter school data reporting