Initiative petition files (Executive Bureau–first assistant attorney general scheduled item) [Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office]
Part of: Attorney General’s Office
Initiative petition files (Executive Bureau--first assistant attorney general scheduled item), 1919-1953.
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Call no.: AG1/1681
Call no.: AG1/1681
Scope and Content: The attorney general of Massachusetts is the Commonwealth’s chief legal officer. Const Amend Art 48 Init, Pt 2, S 3 requires that an initiative petition be signed by ten qualified voters of Commonwealth and submitted to the attorney general, who certifies its compliance with the state constitution and prepares a summary thereof for the election ballot. Series is created by the first assistant attorney general’s unit within that bureau to conduct constitutional review.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year
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