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. Notwithstanding the charter of the city of Medford or any other general or special law to the contrary, there shall be no preliminary election in the city of Medford as otherwise required on September 13, 2005 for the office of school committee for a 2-year term; for the office of city council for a 2-year term and for the office of mayor for a 2-year term, and the candidates whose nomination papers have been duly certified shall be deemed to have been nominated.

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