Bill > H824

This bill makes two changes to existing election laws regarding political party designations. First, it modifies a numerical reference in an unspecified section of Chapter 50 of the General Laws, replacing the word "fifty" with "five hundred" in line 85. Second, and more substantively, the bill introduces a new provision that allows for the dissolution of a political designation (a smaller political party or political group) if, after two years of being approved, the designation has fewer than 0.25% of the total registered voters enrolled in it. If this threshold is not met, the designation will be automatically dissolved, and its current voters will be re-registered as "unenrolled" (meaning they will not be affiliated with any specific political party). The bill would take effect immediately upon passage. The practical effect of this change is to create a mechanism for removing very small political designations from the official roster of recognized political groups.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H824