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S 2957·MA·senate

An Act establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton

Passed One ChamberFiled Feb 12, 2026
Sponsor: Michael D. Brady
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House: Amended by substitution of a new text, see H5665

Sep 3, 2026

Summary

The bill mandates that anyone running for mayor or at‑large city council in Brockton must have lived in the city for at least one year before the election. It also requires ward councilors and school committee members to have lived in their specific ward for a year. Officials who move out of the required area while in office would be removed and their seats declared vacant.

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