{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-55b-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55B, § 2","heading":"Members holding or nominated for public office","body":"Section 2. No member of said commission shall hold any public office except that of justice of the peace, notary public, or be a candidate for public office, or member or employee of any political committee. If any member of the commission shall be nominated as a candidate for public office and shall not in writing decline said nomination within three days, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office as a member of said commission.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 55B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter55B/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:51Z","sha256":"a85b1ab6b313cc796222d3956986c7163fb5da6ef266d727688e62f5c9d4cad7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-55b-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-55b-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}