Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S2552: An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to recall elected officials
Status: In committee, April 6, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 10, 2025:
Section 1. Any holder of elective office in the town of Berkley may be recalled and removed therefrom by qualified voters of the town as herein provided. An initial recall affidavit shall not be filed against an officer within 6 months after the officer takes office or within the last 6 months of such officer's term. Section 2. Twenty Five (25) registered voters of the town may file with the Town Clerk an affidavit containing the name of the officer sought to be recalled and a statement of the grounds for recall. Once the names that appear on the affidavit are certified by the Board of Registrars of Voters, the Town Clerk shall thereupon deliver to the voter first named on such affidavit a sufficient number of copies of petition blanks demanding such recall. The petition blanks shall be issued by the Town Clerk with the Town Clerk's signature and official seal of the Town attached thereto. They shall be dated and addressed to the Board of Selectmen; shall contain the name of the person to whom they are issued, the number of petition blanks so issued, the name of the person whose recall is sought, and the grounds for recall as stated in the affidavit; and shall demand the election of a successor to such office. The affidavit shall …
Sponsors
- Kelly Dooner (R) · primary sponsor
- Norman Orrall (R, 12th Bristol)
Latest actions
- : New draft substituted (Dooner), see S3018
- : Read third
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Election Laws
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Election Laws (October 14, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S2552?
- S2552 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to recall elected officials.
- What is the status of S2552?
- In committee as of April 6, 2026. Latest action: New draft substituted (Dooner), see S3018 (April 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2552?
- Kelly Dooner (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S2552?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2552
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