MA S388

Bill

MA S388

For political party endorsement reform

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation for political party endorsement reform. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill proposes reforms to how political parties endorse candidates in Massachusetts, aiming to increase voter choice by allowing for a "cross-endorsement" process where more than one political party can endorse the same candidate. Currently, Massachusetts law generally requires candidates to be affiliated with a single party or run as an independent, and votes for a candidate cannot be combined if they are endorsed by multiple parties. This legislation would permit coalitions of different political parties to support candidates, and the Secretary of State, who oversees elections in Massachusetts, would be responsible for creating the necessary regulations for this cross-endorsement process to occur.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Jason Lewis (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4134 (on 03/30/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S388

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S388
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S388
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S388.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3190	Establishing a sick leave bank for Rachel Zwetchkenbaum, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H4134	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H3359	Replaced by
S1075	Promoting healthy communities	Accompanied a study order, see S2385	Similar To
S116	To promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Accompanied a study order, see S2145	Similar To
S1283	Providing for HIV testing for at risk police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1289	Relative to voluntary towing reform	New draft substituted, see S2469	Similar To
S1560	To promote business growth	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1682	Relative to Congo conflict minerals	New draft substituted, see S2463	Similar To
S681	To provide a no pay for higher education law	Accompanied a study order, see S2214	Similar To
S872	To strengthen the anti-human trafficking law	New draft substituted, see S2444	Similar To
S916	Relative to CORI reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To
S961	Relative to municipal unemployment insurance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Similar To

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