By Mr. Murphy of Burlington, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3946) of Charles A. Murphy and Robert A. Havern (by vote of the town) for legislation to regulate multiple office holdings by certain officials in the town of Burlington. Election Laws.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Charles A. Murphy

Robert A. Havern

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to multiple office holding in the town of Burlington.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, elected officials may hold only one elected position in the town of Burlington.  If any elected official is elected to an additional office in violation of the above prohibition, the elected official will be deemed to have vacated the initial office held upon being sworn in to the new office; provided however, that if the elected official fails to be sworn into the new office within 10 days of the date of the election, the new office shall be declared vacant.

SECTION 2. This act shall be presented to the voters of Burlington at the next following annual town election as a ballot question, which shall take the following form: Shall the Town of Burlington Accept an Act passed by the General Court entitled, “An Act Relative to Multiple Office Holding in the Town of Burlington”? If a majority of voters voting on the question vote yes, this Act shall take effect immediately conversely if the question fails to garner a majority of voters the Act will not take effect.

SECTION 3. Any person already holding office at the time the act is accepted, shall be exempt from the operation of Section One of the act until the expiration of the person’s current elected term.