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Senate concurs in reference to Committee on Election Laws, presiding officer announces
Summary
The Senate verbally concurred in a reference to the Committee on Election Laws; the presiding officer called the question and announced the ayes carried.
The presiding officer of the Massachusetts Senate called the question and announced that the Senate concurred in referring an item to the Committee on Election Laws.
On the floor the presiding officer said the ayes carried and that “the Senate concurs in the reference to the said committee.” The record shows this was decided by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The transcript does not identify the substantive matter being referred beyond the chamber’s announcement; the referral was entered on the Senate floor and will be handled by the Committee on Election Laws.
