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Chicopee council approves home-rule petition seeking four-year mayoral term, sets effective election year
Summary
Council voted unanimously to file an amended home-rule petition asking the state legislature to let Chicopee change the mayoral term from two to four years; if approved by voters, the change would take effect starting with the 2027 mayoral election.
CHICOPEE, Mass. — The Chicopee City Council voted unanimously on May 29 to file an amended home-rule petition with the Massachusetts General Court seeking to change the mayoral term in Chicopee from two years to four years.
The council approved language amending the petition’s title and clarifying timing: the petition, if enacted by the Legislature and approved by Chicopee voters, would place the change on the municipal ballot this November and, if the voters approve, the four-year term would apply beginning with the municipal election in 2027 (the mayor elected in 2027 would take office the first Monday in…
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