An Act further regulating the recall of elected officials in the town of Pembroke

This bill modifies Massachusetts state law to change how elected officials in the town of Pembroke can be removed from office through a recall process. It extends the time residents have to gather signatures on a recall petition from fourteen days to thirty days and lowers the required number of signatures from twenty percent to ten percent of registered voters. The legislation also speeds up the timeline by requiring the town board to order a recall election within five days if the official does not resign, while simultaneously removing a rule that previously required at least forty percent voter turnout for the recall to succeed. These changes directly affect the town of Pembroke by making it easier and faster for residents to initiate and complete a recall election.