{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-43","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 43","heading":"Submission of proposed measure to voters","body":"Section 43. The city council may, of its own motion, and shall, upon request of the school committee if a measure originates with that committee and pertains to the affairs under its administration, submit to a vote of the registered voters of the city for adoption or rejection at a general or special city election any proposed measure, or a proposition for the repeal or amendment of any measure, in the same manner and with the same force and effect as are hereby provided for submission on petition.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 43"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43/Section43","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:38Z","sha256":"d638ee143d0c396b812ed12e8accf87a8237f26815291a2706fade10cb12435c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-42","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}