{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43c-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43C, § 5","heading":"Petition; form","body":"Section 5. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: To the (city council) (board of selectmen) of (name of city/town) We the undersigned, registered voters of the (city/town of ) respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be submitted to vote of the voters the following question:— ''Shall the (city/town of ) adopt the optional form of municipal administration summarized as follows, according to the provisions of chapter forty-three C of the General Laws providing for optional plans of municipal administration?'' The text of the summary from the applicable section shall follow.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 43C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43C/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:39Z","sha256":"de60c3038acb6fae19f13faf059a650738a89e63491ca55bc7bb96092cbb9369","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43c-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43c-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}