Chap. 0057 An Act relative to the time for filing and contents of statements of candidates for nomination at city primary elections in the city of everett.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section four of chapter two hundred and sixty of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and seventeen is hereby amended by striking out, in the sixth and seventh lines, the words "at least ten days" and inserting in place thereof the words: - not later than four o'clock in the afternoon of the fourteenth day, - and by amending the statement of candidate included in said section by inserting after the word "Everett" in the second line of said statement the words: -, that on April first of the current year I resided at (number, if any) on (name of street) in the said city, - so as to read as follows: - Section 4- Any person who is qualified to vote for a candidate for mayor, alderman, common councilman or member of the school committee, and who is a candidate for nomination for any of the said offices may have his name, as such candidate printed on the official ballots to be used at a city primary election: provided, that he shall, not later than four o'clock in the afternoon of the fourteenth day prior to such city primary election, file with the city clerk a statement in writing of his candidacy in substantially the following form: -

statement of candidate.

I, ( ), on oath declare that I reside at

(number, if any) on (name of street), in the city of Everett, that on April first of the current year I resided at (number, if any) on (name of street) in the said city, that I am a voter therein qualified to vote for a candidate for the hereinafter mentioned office; that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of (mayor, alderman, common councilman or member of the school committee) for (state the term), to be voted for at the city primary election to be held on Tuesday, the day of , 19 ,

and I request that my name be printed as such candidate on the official ballots to be used at said city primary election.

(Signed)

commonwealth of massachusetts.

Middlesex, ss.

Subscribed and sworn to on this day of

, 19   , before me.

(Signed)

Justice of the Peace. (Or Notary Public.)

Every such candidate shall at the same time file with the statement the petition of at least twenty-five voters of the city qualified to vote for a candidate for the said office. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: -

petition accompanying statement of candidate.

Whereas (name of candidate) is a candidate for nomination for the office of (mayor, alderman, common councilman or member of the school committee) for (state the term), we, the undersigned voters of the city of Everett, duly qualified to vote for a candidate for the said office, do hereby request that the name of said (name of candidate), as a candidate for nomination for said office, be printed on the official ballots to be used at the city primary election to be held on the Tuesday of ,

19 . We further state that we believe him to be of good moral character and qualified to perform the duties of the office.

Name of Voter.
	Street number, if any.
	Street.


	
	

No acceptance by a candidate for nomination named Acceptance

and oath un-

in the petition shall be necessary for its validity or for its necessary, filing, and the petition need not be sworn to.

Approved March 1, 1988.