Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, all acts and proceedings of the town of Amherst at its nineteen hundred and eighty-six annual election held on April eighth, nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and all actions taken pursuant thereto are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed to the same extent as if the warrant for such election had been published and posted as required by law.