Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4498: An Act regulating elections in the town of Conway
Status: Signed into law, September 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 11, 2025:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 53 of the general laws, or any other general or special law or by-law of the town of Conway to the contrary, the caucuses for the nomination of town officers shall be eliminated in the town of Conway, and the nomination of eligible candidates for town offices shall be made by the filing of nomination papers in accordance with sections 7 and 10 of chapter 35 of the general laws. Ballots used at a regular or special town election of town officers shall not have printed thereon a party or political designation or mark, and there shall not be any political designation or mark appended to the name of a candidate for town office. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Natalie Blais (D, 1st Franklin) · primary sponsor
- Paul Mark (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 214 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Election Laws (February 11, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4498?
- H4498 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act regulating elections in the town of Conway.
- What is the status of H4498?
- Signed into law as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 214 of the Acts of 2026 (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4498?
- Natalie Blais (D, 1st Franklin), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4498?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4498
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