HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3005 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2733
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul W. Mark
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to public employees raising funds for their own candidacy.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk |
Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. | 34th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3005 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2733
By Mr. Mark of Hancock, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2733) of Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to allow public employees to raise funds for their own candidacy. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to public employees raising funds for their own candidacy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 55 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “No person employed for compensation, other than an elected officer, by the commonwealth or any county, city or town shall directly or indirectly solicit or receive any gift, payment, contribution, assessment, subscription or promise of money or other thing of value for the political campaign purposes of any candidate for public office”, in the first sentence, the following: — “other than himself or herself”
