{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, § 2","heading":"Election; qualification; tenure","body":"Section 2. In each such district and in each county not divided into districts, a register of deeds, who shall be a resident of such district or county, shall be elected, as provided in section one hundred and fifty-seven of chapter fifty-four, for the term of six years, beginning with the first Wednesday of January following his election, and until his successor is qualified.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 36"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter36/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:27Z","sha256":"1eca896a8973a8aad6bee075b27474d5082798e048ca7f43aaf6e9b86bb5bc59","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-36-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}