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 4 - Order of Governing Body for Submission of Question of Adoption or Revision of Charter; Nomination and Election of Charter Commission
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 8 - Charter Commission; Rules and Regulations; Personnel; Funds; Receipts and Expenditures; Office Space and Facilities; Taxation and Borrowing
Section 9 - Hearings Before Charter Commission; Reports of Commission
Section 10 - Amendments to Charter Previously Adopted or Revised Under This Chapter; Procedure
Section 11 - Proposed Charter or Charter Revision; Submission to Voters; Ballot; Copies of Final Report or Proposed Amendment; Adoption of Alternative or Conflicting Provisions
Section 12 - Charter and Charter Amendments and Revisions; Deposit of Certificates; Judicial Notice; Reprints for Distribution
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