H4203 • 2025

An Act providing for the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill

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Sponsor: Andres X. Vargas
Last action: 2026-04-21
Official status: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act providing for the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill

An Act providing for the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act providing for the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
4203) of Andres X.
Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill.
Election Laws.

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Bill History

2026-04-21 Senate
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-04-16 House
Read third and passed to be engrossed
2025-11-10 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-11-10 House
Rules suspended
2025-11-10 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-10-15 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-06-27 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1
2025-06-09 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-06-05 House
Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill
By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4203) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the election of candidates in the city of Haverhill. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill H.4203

SECTION 1. Chapter 195 of the Acts of 2022, an Act Providing for the Election of At-large and District Councilors and School Committee Members in the City of Haverhill, is hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph at the end of section 2:- No person shall be a candidate for nomination to more than one office at any preliminary election. Any person having taken out and submitted nomination papers for more than one office appearing on the ballot for any preliminary election shall withdraw from one such nomination no later than the last day and hour for withdrawals as established by section 13 of chapter 53 of the General Laws. If a candidate for nomination to more than one office shall neglect to so withdraw by the deadline, they will appear on the official ballot as a candidate for the office for which they filed nomination papers first in time, as shown by the city time stamp thereon.

SECTION 2.

This act shall take effect upon its passage and be applicable to city elections beginning with the 2025 biennial municipal election.

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