Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3018: An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to recall elected officials
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 6, 2026:
SECTION 1. A holder of an elected office in the town of Berkley may be recalled and removed therefrom by the registered voters of the town as provided in this act. 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 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 the official seal of the town attached thereto. The petition blanks 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 …
Sponsors
- Kelly Dooner (R) · primary sponsor
- Norman Orrall (R, 12th Bristol)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : New draft (Dooner) of S2552
Common questions
- What is S3018?
- S3018 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 S3018?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2026 (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3018?
- Kelly Dooner (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S3018?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3018
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