Massachusetts Chapter 43B — Home Rule Procedures
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 1— Short title; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 2— Adoption, revision or amendment of existing charter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 3— Petition for adoption and revision of charter; filing; objections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 4— Order of governing body for submission of question of adoption or revision of charter; nomination and election of charter commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 5— Charter commission; procedure for nomination and election of members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 6— Charter commission; number of members; election
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 7— Charter commission; organization; compensation and expenses of members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 8— Charter commission; rules and regulations; personnel; funds; receipts and expenditures; office space and facilities; taxation and borrowing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 9— Hearings before charter commission; reports of commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 10— Amendments to charter previously adopted or revised under this chapter; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 11— Proposed charter or charter revision; submission to voters; ballot; copies of final report or proposed amendment; adoption of alternative or conflicting provisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 12— Charter and charter amendments and revisions; deposit of certificates; judicial notice; reprints for distribution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 12A— Resubmission of charter which failed of approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 13— Exercise of powers and functions by municipalities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 14— Enforcement of this chapter; declaratory relief; judicial review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 15— Petitions for adoption or revision of charter or suggestion of charter amendment; form
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 16— Paper or document required to be filed or submitted; presumptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 17— Election laws; applicable and conflicting provisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 18— Method of electing officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 19— Special laws enacted after Nov. 8, 1966
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 20— Provisions of charter or amendment deemed consistent with certain other laws