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Question on adoption of the amendment 6

S2898  ·  Senate roll call No. 125  ·  2026-01-15 18:09  ·  194th General Court (2025 to 2026)
6 yeas, 31 nays, 1 absent  ·  the Clerk's sheet (PDF)

Amendment 6, moved by Bruce E. Tarr  ·  Rejected

Influencing Municipal Ballot Questions

Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section _ the following section:- "SECTION_. Chapter 55 as appearing in the 2024 official edition is hereby amended by inserting after section 22A the following new section:- Section 22B. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall, unless a contrary intention clearly appears, have the following meanings:— “Municipal ballot question”, any question submitted to the voters of a city or town at a municipal election pursuant to any general or special law, including but not limited to questions authorized under chapters 43, 44, 59, 71, 94G, or any home rule charter or special act. “Municipal election”, any ele…

yea · 6

nay · 31

absent · 1

An asterisk marks a vote the sheet records as entered after the roll closed. A member shown as "not linked" is a name on the sheet that did not resolve to exactly one member of the session's roster; it is left as printed rather than guessed.