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H4224 • 2025

An Act validating the New Salem annual town election

An Act validating the New Salem annual town election

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Sponsor
Saunders, Aaron L.
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
Read third and passed to be engrossed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details about potential defects or omissions in the calling of the town election, so claims related to these aspects are removed.

Act to Confirm New Salem's Town Election Results

This act validates all votes cast in the annual town election of New Salem held on May 5, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Validates all votes from the May 5, 2025, New Salem town election.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Voters and officials in the Town of New Salem.

Terms To Know

Validation
Making something officially recognized or accepted.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only affects the specific town election in New Salem on May 5, 2025.
  • It does not address future elections or other towns' elections.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  2. 2025-11-10 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  3. 2025-11-10 House

    Rules suspended

  4. 2025-11-10 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  5. 2025-10-15 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  6. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1

  7. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. 2025-06-16 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Official Summary Text

An Act validating the New Salem annual town election
By Representative Saunders of Belchertown and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4224) of Aaron L. Saunders and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) relative to validating the results of the annual town election in the town of New Salem held on May 5, 2025. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4224

SECTION 1: Notwithstanding section 10 of chapter 39 of the General Laws or any other general or special law or by-law to the contrary, all votes cast by the voters of the Town of New Salem at the annual town election held on May 5. 2025, are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed in all respects, notwithstanding any defects or omissions in the calling of said town election.

SECTION 2: This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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