Bill Text: MA S343 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibit campaign signs on public property
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-09-02 - Accompanied a study order, see S02614 [S343 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S343-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James B. Eldridge
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting campaign signs on public property.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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James B. Eldridge |
Middlesex and Worcester |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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Matthew C. Patrick |
3rd Barnstable |
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Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act prohibiting campaign signs on public property.
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, no political sign may be placed or affixed to any property that is tax-exempt, including local, state and federal property and property owned by a non-profit. Any candidate or campaign committee violating the provisions of this act may be ordered to remove the sign or be punished by a fine of not more than $100. The city or town clerk in each municipality shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this act.
