Bill > H1803

This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law regarding the election of court clerks, specifically for Suffolk County. Currently, the bill proposes that the clerk for the supreme judicial court and the clerk for the appeals court in Suffolk County will now be elected by voters statewide, rather than through a previous election method. These elected clerks will serve six-year terms beginning on the first Wednesday of January following their election, and they will remain in office until their successors are qualified. The bill also maintains the existing provision that in other Massachusetts counties, there will be a single clerk of the courts who serves as clerk for the supreme judicial court, superior court, and county commissioners. This change aims to potentially broaden the electoral base and democratic representation for these important judicial administrative positions in Suffolk County.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1803