{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-85","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 85","heading":"Tie vote for elective office; proceedings","body":"Section 85. If a majority of caucus officers is not elected, or there is a tie vote for candidates for an elective office, the caucus shall at once proceed to another ballot unless some one present entitled to vote objects; in which case the caucus shall adjourn to any subsequent day. The hour and place shall, if practicable, be the same as that named in the call.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 53"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter53/Section85","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:47Z","sha256":"2776f948f36ecfa4e34114d753795dbfc028c1ea0f9e5762bb95b07222c6207c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-84","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-86"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}