{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-34a-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 34A, § 8","heading":"Function of commission","body":"Section 8. It shall be the function and duty of the charter commission to study the form of government of the county, to compare it with other forms available under the laws of this state, to determine whether or not in its judgment the government of the county could be strengthened, made more clearly responsive or accountable to the people or whether its operation could be more economical or efficient, under a changed form of government.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 34A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter34A/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:26Z","sha256":"848a360e0994c2d7c2e315b2eca5e082a559c61ca9ce2103b1611f5f067bf68e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-34a-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-34a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}