{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43b-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, § 17","heading":"Election laws; applicable and conflicting provisions","body":"Section 17. The provisions of chapters fifty to fifty-seven, inclusive, applicable to city or town elections shall apply to the proceedings governed by this chapter so far as apt, but the provisions of sections fifty-five to fifty-eight, inclusive, of chapter fifty-four shall not be deemed to apply, and the provisions of this chapter shall prevail where they are in conflict with any applicable provisions of said chapters fifty to fifty-seven, inclusive.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 43B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43B/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:39Z","sha256":"ba2602ef55a6886f916b498a3293eabfc48612372a13c277bb94f6689af7961c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43b-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43b-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}