Massachusetts § 8A Petition by city or town pursuant to home rule amendment; number of votes

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§ 8A — Petition by city or town pursuant to home rule amendment; number of votes

Massachusetts § 8A

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title IJURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Ch. 3THE GENERAL COURT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 8A (2026).

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Section 8A. A petition filed or approved by the voters of a city or town, or the mayor and city council or other legislative body of a city, or the town meeting or other legislative body of a town, for submission to the general court pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth shall indicate the number voting in favor of such filing or approval and the number opposed, if such vote is tabulated.

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Section 8A. A petition filed or approved by the voters of a city or town, or the mayor and city council or other legislative body of a city, or the town meeting or other legislative body of a town, for submission to the general court pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth shall indicate the number voting in favor of such filing or approval and the number opposed, if such vote is tabulated.

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