MA H375

Bill

Relative to the elimination of public campaign financing

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to eliminate limited public financing of campaigns for state-wide elective office. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to eliminate the limited public financing of campaigns for state-wide elective office in Massachusetts. Specifically, it repeals Chapter 55C, which previously provided this public campaign financing system.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (8)

Jay Barrows (R), Nick Boldyga (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4252 (on 02/28/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H375

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H375
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H375.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3656	Relative to the annual town election in the town of Rockport	No further action taken	Similar To
H377	To promote better voting practices	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H380	Increasing voter participation in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H388	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H390	Relative to certain county elections for certain vacancies	No further action taken	Similar To
H4252	Election Laws	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4981	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	No further action taken	Similar To
S2069	Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge	New draft substituted, see S2589	Similar To
S2658	Adding a fifth member to the Board of Elections Commission in the City of Everett	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 316 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S365	Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S398	Relative to campaign contribution cycles	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3656

Relative to the annual town election in the town of Rockport

No further action taken

Similar To

H377

To promote better voting practices

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H380

Increasing voter participation in primary elections

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H388

Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4252

Similar To

H390

Relative to certain county elections for certain vacancies

No further action taken

Similar To

H4252

Election Laws

No further action taken

Replaced by

H4981

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

No further action taken

Similar To

S2069

Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge

New draft substituted, see S2589

Similar To

S2658

Adding a fifth member to the Board of Elections Commission in the City of Everett

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 316 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S365

Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Similar To

S398

Relative to campaign contribution cycles

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Similar To

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