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Massachusetts 9/11 Investigation Commission Initiative (2012)

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The Massachusetts 9/11 Investigation Commission Initiative may appear on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an indirect initiated state statute.

The measure was filed with the Massachusetts Attorney General and would establish a law that would create a Citizens’ 9/11 Investigation Commission. The petition number for the initiative is 11-13, and was filed by Rich McCampbell.[1]

Path to the ballot

Each of the ten original signers of the proposed measure must obtain certificates of voter registration from the board of registrars or election commission in the city or town where they are registered voters. The certificate of voter registration must be signed by at least three registrars. These certificates and the original petition must then be submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General.

Once the petition is found acceptable, the Attorney general will prepare a summary and return it and the petition to the petitioners, who must file the petition and summary with the Massachusetts Secretary of State. Once that is submitted, petitions are printed and circulation can begin.

Backers must then collect 68,911 signatures by the December 7, 2011 petition drive deadline. If those signatures are deemed valid, the proposed law is then sent to the Massachusetts General Assembly for consideration.

If the general assembly does not choose to make the proposal a law, supporters must then gather additional signatures to obtain ballot access. Those signatures must be obtained from about 1/2 of 1% of voters who voted in the last governor election and supporters must submit them to local clerks.

Validated signatures must then be turned in by the first Wednesday of July to the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office. Since the deadline falls on a national holiday, July 4, that deadline could be either July 3 or 5.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Attorney General, "Current Petitions Filed", Retrieved August 3, 2011
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Initiative Petition for Law", Retrieved August 10, 2011
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