Bill > H815

This bill modifies existing Massachusetts election law regarding political party ward and town committee membership and elections. Specifically, the bill clarifies that political parties must elect ward and town committees during biennial state elections and presidential primaries, with members selected from party-enrolled voters who have been enrolled at least 90 days before nomination paper filing or are newly registered voters who have not been enrolled in another party during the preceding year. Committee members will serve two-year terms ending 30 days after the next election, and will automatically lose their position if they change residence outside their original ward/town or change their party enrollment. The bill also removes previous restrictions on the number of committee members, requiring only a minimum of three members per ward or town, and mandates that ward and town committees notify the state secretary by August 1st of the preceding election year about the number of committee members to be elected. If a committee fails to specify or provide notice about member numbers, the previous number of members will be maintained.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H815