Massachusetts § 7 - Adoption of plan; filing of petition calling for vote
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 7 — Adoption of plan; filing of petition calling for vote, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7. Adoption of plan; filing of petition calling for vote
Section 7. A petition addressed to the city council, signed by qualified voters of the city to a number equal at least to ten per cent of the registered voters at the state election next preceding the filing of the petition and in the form provided in section eight may be filed with the city clerk who shall forthwith transmit the same to the registrars of voters, who shall within sixty days certify the signatures thereon in accordance with the provisions of law and return the petition to the city clerk.
The petition shall be filed with the city clerk at least one hundred and forty days before the date of the election at which the question proposed by the petition is to be submitted to a vote of the voters.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 7 cover?
Section 7 ("Adoption of plan; filing of petition calling for vote") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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