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H838 • 2025

An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor

An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor

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Sponsor
Ryan M. Hamilton
Last action
2025-08-28
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor

An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 838) of Ryan M.
  • Hamilton (with the approval of the acting mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor.
  • Election Laws.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-28 House

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

  2. 2025-08-28 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-08-28 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-07-30 House

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

  5. 2025-04-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor
By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 838) of Ryan M. Hamilton (with the approval of the acting mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.838

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 3-8 of article 3 of the charter of the city of Methuen, or of any other general or special law or ordinance of the contrary, the vacancy in the office of the Mayor for the City of Methuen shall be filled at a special election called for by the City Council to be held not less than 64 days after the date on which the special election is called, but not later than December 14, 2024.

SECTION 2. The number of signatures of voters required to place the name of a candidate on the official ballot to be used at the special election shall be not less than 150.

SECTION 3. Except as provided for in this act, the nomination of candidates and the conduct of the special election held pursuant to this act shall be in accordance with all other provisions of the city charter and any other applicable general or special law. No preliminary shall be held for the special election authorized in section 1.

SECTION 4. If this act shall not be in effect as of October 7, 2024, then any action taken consistent with this act shall be ratified, validated and confirmed as though this act had been in place prior.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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