Board of Registrars

City of Chicopee, Massachusetts Registrars of Voters City Hall Annex – 274 Front Street – Chicopee, MA 01013 Tel: (413) 594-1550 Fax: (413) 594-1554 e-mail jsurdyka@chicopeema.gov Janina Surdyka Registrar (copy of the minutes of the meeting held on May 14, 2018) Jacqueline A. DuBois, chairperson of the Board of Registrars, called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Present: Jacqueline A. DuBois, Alfred W. Kendall, Edward A. Rybak and Janina Surdyka. Minutes of the April 6, 2018 meeting were reviewed and approved as presented by the Clerk. Correspondence: - Election Division –Review of Non-Certified Signatures - Public Policy Petitions are circulated - U.S. Census Bureau – Submitting of Additional Mailing Addresses Clerk’s Report: The following is a list of Nomination Papers submitted to the Department for certification, before filing deadline, pending Board’s approval: Name/Party Affiliation Office District # of Nom. # of # of Valid Papers Signatures Signatures R- Scott D. Lively Governor Statewide 40 321 227 R-Charles D. Baker Governor Statewide 7 35 27 D- Bob Massie Governor Statewide 6 47 40 D- Setti D. Warren Governor Statewide 4 25 24 D-Jay M. Gonzalez Governor Statewide 16 37 35 R-Karyn E. Polito Lt. Governor Statewide 6 33 26 D-Jimmy Tingle Lt. Governor Statewide 9 63 55 D-Quentin Adams Lt. Governor Statewide 12 36 33 Palfrey D- Suzanne M. Bump Auditor Statewide 1 23 21 R-Helen Brady Auditor Statewide 1 1 1 D-William Francis Secretary of State Statewide 5 93 89 Galvin D-Josh Zakim Secretary of State Statewide 4 31 22 R-Anthony M. Amore Secretary of State Statewide 1 1 1 D-Maura T. Healey Attorney General Statewide 1 9 8 R-Daniel L. Shores Attorney General Statewide 7 16 11 R- James R. McMahon III Attorney General Statewide 22 147 119 D-Elizabeth A. Senator in Congress Statewide 10 41 40 Warren R- John Kingston Senator in Congress Statewide 12 69 55 R-Geoff Diehl Senator in Congress Statewide 12 113 87 R-Beth Joyce Lindstrom Senator in Congress Statewide 10 153 114 R-Keiko M. Orrall Treasurer Statewide 2 8 8 D-Deborah B. Goldberg Treasurer Statewide 1 1 1 D- Richard E. Neal Representative in 1st Congress. 29 306 203 Congress D- Tahirah Amatul- Representative in 1st Congress. 69 265 185 Wadud Congress D-Eric P. Lesser Senator in General 1st Hampden/ 2 21 17 Court Hampshire D-Adam Gomez Senator in General Hampden 4 66 45 Court D-James T.Welch Senator in General Hampden 2 17 11 Court R-Donald F. Humason, Senator in General 2nd Hampden/ 2 5 4 Jr. Court Hampshire D-Amaad Isiah Rivera Senator in General Hampden 12 111 80 Court D-Joseph F. Wagner Representative in 8th Hampden 18 306 210 General Court D-Michael J. Finn Representative in 6th Hampden 1 16 13 General Court D-Mark A. Kenyon Representative in 9th Hampden 5 97 68 General Court D-Anthony D. Gulluni District Attorney Hampden 25 339 247 D-Donald E. Ashe Register of Deeds Hampden 7 112 88 R-Marie Angelides Register of Deeds Hampden 14 62 37 D-Cheryl Coakley- Register of Deeds Hampden 11 104 73 Rivera D-Mary E. Hurley Governor’s Council 8th District 17 153 135 D-David F. Ciampi Governor’s Council 8th District 5 35 17 U-Mike Franco Governor’s Council 8th District 9 175 157 Currently, office staff is in the process of mailing “Confirmation Notices” (postage pre-paid double postcards) to voters who fail to respond to the Annual City Census as required by MGL Ch. 51, Sec. 37. Approximately 3,000 postcards will be mailed. Voters will be given the option to confirm current address on Registrars’ file, provide new address or sign the statement that they no longer reside in the City. Registration statistics (including address and party affiliation changes) for the month of April are as follows: Registered in the office 18 Received from the RMV 287 Registered by mail 47 Registered at public-assistance agencies 14 Registered online 8 Received from other City/Town Halls 9 Deleted from voter registration roll (moved, died or in 186 response to confirmation notice) Letter requesting continuation of the Passport Revolving Fund was submitted on May 3. The balance of this account was $145,784.91. Motion was made, seconded, and unanimously approved to accept the Clerk’s report as presented and to refer Nomination Papers to New Business. Old Business: On May 9th the Clerk attended the Passport Training Seminar in Providence, RI. The program included an overview of documentations needed for proof of citizenship and ID, resources available to us when dealing with special circumstances, and annual re-certification test. New Business: - Motion was made by Mr. Kendall, seconded by Mr. Rybak and carried to certify Nomination Papers as presented in Clerk’s Report. - Members of the Board reviewed proposal for printing 2018 Street List Books and were in agreement to order the same amount as in the previous years – 50 copies. The price for each book will remain the same - $50.00 per book (MGL Ch. 51, Sec. 6) - On the motion of Ms. Surdyka, seconded by Mr. Kendal members decided to hold Special Voter Registration Sessions at Chicopee Farmers Market as time permits. - Clerk informed members of the Board that the following Initiative Petitions (Round 2) are being circulated: Pet. B – Minimum Wage (Law) Pet. C – Paid Family Medical Leave (Law) Pet. D – Citizens Commission Pet. H – Patient Safety (Law) Pet. L – Reduce Sales Tax & Tax Free Weekend (Law) Pet. M – Patient Safety Finance (Law) Next meeting of the Board was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 21 for the purpose of certifying Initiative Petitions. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Janina Surdyka, Clerk of the Board