An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections

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An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections

An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 4097) of Lindsay N.
• Sabadosa and Joanne M.
• Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to amending the charter of the city of Northampton to authorize resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections.

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Official Summary Text

An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections
By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4097) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to amending the charter of the city of Northampton to authorize resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4097

Chapter 277 of the Acts of 2012, shall be amended as follows:

SECTION 1. Amend article 8 by inserting as article 8-6 the following: “QUALIFICATION FOR VOTING. Every resident of the city or, in the case of an election for ward councilor or ward school committee member, every resident of the ward, whether a citizen or noncitizen, who is not otherwise disqualified from voting under state law, shall be qualified to vote in all preliminary elections, special elections and regular city elections.”, and by renumbering article 8-6 to 8-7 and article 8-7 to 8-8.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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