Tag: massachusetts
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Two Massachusetts selectmen facing recall on June 27
In Kingston, Massachusetts, Selectmen Chairman Josh Warren and Selectman Elaine Fiore are facing a recall election on June 27. Both officials became the subject of a recall campaign stemming from their official response to an incident that occurred in January 2020 between another selectman and a town employee. Recall supporters, led by Kingston resident Peter…
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Three states release guidance for reopening schools
Officials in three states—California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina—released guidance for reopening schools for the 2020-2021 year. Schools in all three states have been closed to in-person instruction since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, schools in four states (Alabama, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming) have reopened to in-person instruction after closing due to…
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Massachusetts enters second phase of reopening
Massachusetts is entering its second phase of reopening on June 8, allowing retail stores and outdoor dining to reopen with capacity and distancing restrictions. Phase Two also allows hotels, amateur and professional sports, personal services (like house cleaning and tutoring services), driving and flight schools, outdoor historical attractions; funeral homes, warehouses, outdoor recreation facilities (like…
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Special elections being held in two Massachusetts House districts
Special elections are being held on June 2 for the Thirty-seventh Middlesex District and Third Bristol District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The special elections were originally scheduled on March 31 but were moved to June 2 amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Primaries were held on March 3. The filing deadline for candidates…
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Massachusetts governor to detail reopening plan
At a press conference scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Eastern, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) is expected to provide further information about the state’s reopening plan. The state’s stay-at-home order is set to expire today. Last Monday, Baker unveiled a four-phase plan for reopening Massachusetts. Under Phase 1 (“Start”), limited industries will be permitted to reopen,…
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Deadline passes for Massachusetts candidates to file nomination petitions with local officials
On May 5, the local filing deadline passed to run for statewide elected offices in Massachusetts. Candidates filed for the following offices: One U.S. Senate seat Nine U.S. House seats Eight seats on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council All 40 seats in the Massachusetts State Senate All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ballotpedia…
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Massachusetts becomes the first state to allow electronic signatures for 2020 ballot initiative petitions
On April 26, the campaigns sponsoring the Massachusetts “Right to Repair” Initiative, the Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, the Nursing Homes Medicaid Ratemaking Initiative, and the Beer and Wine in Food Stores Initiative filed a joint lawsuit against Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to allow the campaigns to gather the…
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Local candidate filing deadline to end in Massachusetts May 5
The local filing deadline to run for elected office in Massachusetts is on May 5, 2020. In Massachusetts, candidates must file their collected nomination signatures with local election entities four weeks before filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an order that reduced…
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Massachusetts ballot initiative campaigns file a joint lawsuit seeking permission to gather signatures electronically
On April 26, the campaigns sponsoring the Massachusetts “Right to Repair” Initiative, the Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, the Nursing Homes Medicaid Ratemaking Initiative, and the Beer and Wine in Food Stores Initiative filed a joint lawsuit against Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin asking the Supreme Judicial Court to allow the campaigns to gather the second…
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Massachusetts extends business closure and stay-at-home advisory
At a press conference on April 28, 2020, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) announced he was extending his order closing nonessential businesses and advising people to stay home through May 18. The order, which closed nonessential businesses and limited gatherings to no more than 10 people, was set to expire on May 4. Baker announced…