An Act relative to the office of ward 7 councilor in the city of Marlborough
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/19/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/12/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 11/10/2025 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 11/10/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/27/2025 | House | Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/27/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 10/27/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 10/15/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 6/27/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1 |
| 6/2/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J15 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Notwithstanding section 59A of chapter 43 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the current vacancy in the office of ward 7 councilor shall not be filled by a special municipal election and instead shall be filled by a majority of vote of the city council of the city of Marlborough to appoint the person elected to the office of ward 7 councilor at the regular 2025 municipal election to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 59A of chapter 43 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the current vacancy in the office of ward 7 councilor shall not be filled by a special municipal election and instead shall be filled by a majority of vote of the city council of the city of Marlborough to appoint the person elected to the office of ward 7 councilor at the regular 2025 municipal election to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.