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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT REGULATING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS WHO MAY PETITION FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING IN THE TOWN OF ANDOVER

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 10 of chapter 39 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the select board of the town of Andover shall call a special town meeting upon the written request of 200 registered voters or 5 per cent of the total number of registered voters of the town, whichever is greater. Such meeting shall be held not later than 90 days after the receipt of such petition and shall include in the warrant for such meeting all of the subjects requested by the petition.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved, May 19, 2026.