Governor asks lawmakers to lower Nantucket petition threshold

The governor asks lawmakers to replace “fifty” with “twenty-five” as the number of registered voters whose written request requires the Select Board to place an article on the annual Town Meeting warrant. The request concerns written petitions from Nantucket registered voters and articles for the annual Town Meeting warrant. This is a requested amendment to H.4441; the message does not show that lawmakers adopted it. The requested petition rule applies to the annual Town Meeting warrant; no start date for that rule is stated.

The governor asks lawmakers to add a provision making the charter legislation take effect when signed. The request concerns the legislation amending the Charter of the Town of Nantucket. The requested timing would apply only if the Legislature adopts the amendment and the legislation is signed. The requested effective date is the date the legislation is signed.