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H 4377

Dalton Buford Floyd Jr., sympathy

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Terry Alexander and 122 co-sponsors

Revere will skip the 2025 preliminary election for two-year School Committee and City Council seats, placing all certified nominees directly on the November general ballot.

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Bill Summary · H 4377

Summary — H 4377 (House Docket No. 4983)

Note: the docket materials provided combine two distinct, unrelated measures. The primary Massachusetts item titled H 4377 (sponsored by Rep. Jessica Giannino) is a local election law act concerning the City of Revere. The same packet also contains a separate ceremonial South Carolina House resolution expressing sympathy on the death of Dalton Buford Floyd Jr. Below are clear, separate summaries.

A. Massachusetts: An Act eliminating the preliminary election in the city of Revere in 2025 (H 4377)

Sponsor: Representative Jessica Ann Giannino (16th Suffolk)
Filed: July 31, 2025 (House Docket No. 4983) — Introduced to committee: August 7, 2025. Senate concurred: August 11, 2025. Hearing scheduled: November 13, 2025 (A-2, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM). Local approval received (mayor and city council).

Purpose / intent

To suspend the statutory requirement for a preliminary (primary) municipal election in Revere for specified offices in 2025 so that candidates certified for nomination proceed straight to the November general election ballot.

Key provisions

  • Section 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law, there shall be no preliminary election in the City of Revere on September 16, 2025 for:
    • School Committee (2-year term), and
    • City Council (2-year term).
  • Candidates whose nomination papers have been duly certified for those offices shall be deemed nominated and their names shall appear on the general election ballot.
  • Section 2: Act takes effect upon passage.

Who is affected

  • Municipal candidates for Revere school committee and city council 2‑year seats in 2025 (they will skip a preliminary and appear on the general ballot).
  • Revere voters (they will vote on these offices only at the November general election rather than in a September preliminary and again in November).
  • City and state election officials administering ballots and election logistics in Revere.

Potential impacts / considerations

  • Administrative: reduces one election event for the specified offices in 2025 (cost and staffing savings for the preliminary); may require adjustments to ballot printing and polling plans.
  • Electoral dynamics: removes the preliminary filtering mechanism that narrows candidate fields — the general election ballot may list more candidates, potentially changing vote-splitting, campaign strategy, and voter choices.
  • Legal scope: limited, one-year/local exception; does not change normal election law beyond 2025 or beyond the specified offices.
  • Local approval indicates municipal support for the one-year change.

Related

  • Replaces HD 4983 (per docket note).

B. South Carolina: House Resolution — Sympathy for the passing of Dalton Buford Floyd Jr.

Filed/Adopted: April 23, 2025 (House resolution)

Purpose / content

A ceremonial resolution of the South Carolina House of Representatives expressing profound sorrow at the death of Dalton Buford Floyd Jr. (d. April 14, 2025 at age 86). The resolution:
- Summarizes biographical details (born May 4, 1938; education — University of South Carolina, J.D.; service as USAF JAG officer; 62-year legal career).
- Notes civic and philanthropic roles (bank founder, higher education trustee, lecturer, recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, founder/supporter of mentoring and animal exhibits, choir member).
- Extends sympathy to his wife, children, grandchildren, and family.
- Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the family.

Effect

Ceremonial; no policy or statutory impact. It honors an individual’s life and service and provides an official expression of condolence.

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