MassachusettsBerlin voters would elect a five-member select board
If passed, the act would set Berlin's select board at five members, with voters electing three members at the first annual town election afterward.
What it does
Berlin voters would elect a five-member select board. At the first annual town election after the act takes effect, they would elect three members to staggered terms; later terms would last three years.
Argument forStaggered terms could help Berlin keep experienced members on the board as other members are elected.
Argument againstAt the first election, voters would choose only three board members, so they might not be able to choose all five seats at once.
More detail
Berlin's select board would have five members elected by town voters. Voters in the Town of Berlin would elect all five members at large, meaning townwide. The act would take effect upon passage. At the first annual town election afterward, the three candidates with the most votes would serve one-, two-, and three-year terms, in that order. After those terms expire, members would be elected to three-year terms.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 21Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 250 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Oct 13Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Oct 13EnactedBecame Law
- Oct 8Passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Oct 8Bills in the Third Reading report (consolidated with S2626) accepted
- Oct 8Read thirdMinor
- Oct 8Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Oct 8Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Sep 24Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Sep 21Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- 2025
- Nov 13Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Nov 13Rules suspended
- Nov 13Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Oct 30Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Oct 14Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- Oct 6Senate concurred
- Oct 2Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional GovernmentIntroduced
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