{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-50-6a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 50, § 6A","heading":"Vacancies in elective offices caused by retirement; notice","body":"Section 6A. If an elected state, city, or town officer is to be retired on or before the next regular election by reason of superannuation before the completion of the term of office to which he was elected, thereby causing a vacancy in said office, such vacancy shall be filled at said regular election as provided by law for such office.\nThe retiring authority shall notify the county commissioners, mayor and aldermen in cities, or the selectmen in towns, as the case may be, of the impending retirement of such elected officer at least six months preceding the next state, city, or town election, as the case may be.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 50"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter50/Section6A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:45Z","sha256":"59266061144bfb4092730e35c1fd95ec9337da763a4d7f435f4f2efd115260fa","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-50-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-50-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}