Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3233: An Act relative to the nomination process for candidates for town meeting in Milford
Status: Introduced, August 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 10, 2026:
SECTION 1. Chapter 271 of the acts of 1933 is hereby amended by striking out section 4, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 80 of the acts of 2019, and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 4. (a) Nominations of candidates for town meeting members to be elected under this act shall be made by nomination papers, which shall bear no political designation, be signed by not less than 10 voters of the precinct in which the candidate resides and be filed with the town clerk not less than 35 days before the election. No nomination papers shall be valid in respect to any candidate whose written acceptance is not thereon or attached thereto when filed. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the fourth paragraph of section 10 of chapter 53 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, any incumbent town meeting member, excluding an elected town meeting member who removes from 1 precinct to another or is so removed by revision of precincts as set forth in section 3, or a town meeting member who filled a vacancy as set forth in section 7, may, without filing nomination papers, become a candidate for reelection as a town meeting member for the same precinct in which the incumbent member currently …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Rausch (D, Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : See H4185
- : New text (Rasuch) for H4185
Common questions
- What is S3233?
- S3233 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to the nomination process for candidates for town meeting in Milford.
- What is the status of S3233?
- Introduced as of August 10, 2026. Latest action: See H4185 (August 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3233?
- Rebecca Rausch (D, Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for S3233?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3233
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