Bill > H4377

This bill authorizes the city of Revere to skip its preliminary election in 2025 for specific local offices, specifically the school committee and city council, both of which will have 2-year terms. Normally, preliminary elections are used to narrow down the field of candidates before the general election, but this legislation would allow candidates who have had their nomination papers properly certified to automatically advance to the general election ballot without going through the preliminary election process on September 16, 2025. By eliminating this intermediate step, the bill simplifies the election process for these particular local offices in Revere for that year. The legislation would take effect immediately upon passage and represents a local election law modification specific to the city of Revere, which has received local approval for this change.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4377