MA S2443

Bill

Amending Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter

Introduced
05/06/2021

In Committee
06/24/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to amend Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local approval received]

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 9 of the 1921 City of Lowell Charter. It changes the signature requirements for candidates running for at-large and district representation in the city. For at-large candidates, the bill requires a petition with at least 150 signatures from qualified voters. For district representation candidates, the bill requires a petition with 50 signatures from voters residing in the district. The bill also states that it will take effect upon its passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Ed Kennedy (D)*, Thomas Golden (D), Vanna Howard (D), Rady Mom (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 09/23/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2443

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2443
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2443.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3705	Amending the charter of the town of Grafton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3707	Relative to the city of Everett home rule charter	Accompanied S41	Similar To
H3899	Amending the charter of the town of Medway	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4259	Similar To
H3920	Amending the charter of the town of Hudson	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3925	Amending the charter of the city of Newburyport	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3995	Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H696	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
S1696	Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators	Accompanied H2682	Similar To
S2449	Amending the charter of the city of Amesbury to increase the term of the mayor to 4 years	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2450	Amending the charter of the city of Amesbury relative to the position of school committee chair	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2482	Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter	New Draft substituted, see S2799	Similar To
S2497	To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover	New Draft substituted, see S2561	Similar To
S343	Relative to the financial impact of charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S352	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S356	Relative to the net school spending cap	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S449	Relative to the central registry of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S831	To amend the charter of Wheaton College	Accompanied a new draft, see S2547	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3705

Amending the charter of the town of Grafton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3707

Relative to the city of Everett home rule charter

Accompanied S41

Similar To

H3899

Amending the charter of the town of Medway

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4259

Similar To

H3920

Amending the charter of the town of Hudson

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3925

Amending the charter of the city of Newburyport

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3995

Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H696

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

S1696

Relative to retirement for nuclear reactor operators

Accompanied H2682

Similar To

S2449

Amending the charter of the city of Amesbury to increase the term of the mayor to 4 years

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2450

Amending the charter of the city of Amesbury relative to the position of school committee chair

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2482

Amending the town of Sutton Home Rule Charter

New Draft substituted, see S2799

Similar To

S2497

To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover

New Draft substituted, see S2561

Similar To

S343

Relative to the financial impact of charter schools