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MA S518

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jason Lewis

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates new Chapter 57A in Massachusetts General Laws to establish a cross-endorsement system allowing multiple political parties to endorse the same candidate
  • Permits all votes cast for a cross-endorsed candidate under different party lines to be totaled together for that individual
  • Authorizes the Massachusetts Secretary of State and Elections Division to establish regulations governing how recognized political parties may cross-endorse candidates from other parties
  • Changes current law which requires separate candidates for each party and prohibits combining vote totals for the same person across party lines

Legislative Description

For political party endorsement reform

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2567

7/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Election Laws2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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