Section 15. (a) A petition for the adoption or revision of a charter shall conform with the requirements of subsection (c) and shall have a sentence in substantially the following form at the top of each page:
Each of the undersigned requests that the (city) (town) of . . . . . . revise its present charter or adopt a new charter, and each of the undersigned certifies that he is a registered voter of said (city) (town) whose residence addresses at the times set forth below were as shown below, and that he has not signed this petition more than once.
(b) A petition suggesting a charter amendment under section ten shall conform with the requirements of subsection (c) and shall have a sentence in substantially the following form at the top of each page:
Each of the undersigned requests that the (city council) (town meeting) propose the charter amendment(s) attached hereto to the voters of the (city) (town) of . . . . . ., and each of the undersigned certifies that he is a registered voter of said (city) (town) whose residence addresses at the times set forth below were as shown below, and that he has not signed this petition more than once.
(c) The state secretary shall prescribe the form of all petitions under this chapter. Section seven of chapter fifty-three shall apply to all such petitions. No petition shall contain or be accompanied by any indication of party or political designation.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 43b - Home Rule Procedures
Section 1 - Short Title; Definitions
Section 2 - Adoption, Revision or Amendment of Existing Charter
Section 3 - Petition for Adoption and Revision of Charter; Filing; Objections
Section 5 - Charter Commission; Procedure for Nomination and Election of Members
Section 6 - Charter Commission; Number of Members; Election
Section 7 - Charter Commission; Organization; Compensation and Expenses of Members
Section 9 - Hearings Before Charter Commission; Reports of Commission
Section 10 - Amendments to Charter Previously Adopted or Revised Under This Chapter; Procedure
Section 12a - Resubmission of Charter Which Failed of Approval
Section 13 - Exercise of Powers and Functions by Municipalities
Section 14 - Enforcement of This Chapter; Declaratory Relief; Judicial Review
Section 15 - Petitions for Adoption or Revision of Charter or Suggestion of Charter Amendment; Form
Section 16 - Paper or Document Required to Be Filed or Submitted; Presumptions
Section 17 - Election Laws; Applicable and Conflicting Provisions
Section 18 - Method of Electing Officers
Section 19 - Special Laws Enacted After Nov. 8, 1966
Section 20 - Provisions of Charter or Amendment Deemed Consistent With Certain Other Laws