Massachusetts H856 amends laws on reprecincting, adjusting timelines and requirements for municipal wards and precincts.
Massachusetts H856 modifies the process for reprecincting by adjusting the timeline for submitting municipal wards and precincts to the Local Election Districts Review Commission. It mandates that towns and cities submit electronic geographic information system shapefiles or equivalents containing population data for wards, precincts, and sub-precincts within 30 days after the governor's approval of the decennial division. The bill also requires the state secretary to assist towns by producing draft precincts for submission to the commission.
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