Mass. Const. pt. 2, ch. 2, § 1, art. 2
- Constitution
- Constitution of Massachusetts
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
The governor shall be chosen [annually]; and no person shall be eligible to this office, unless at the time of his election, he shall have been an inhabitant of this commonwealth for seven years next preceding; [and unless he shall at the same time, be seised in his own right, of a freehold within the commonwealth of the value of one thousand pounds; and unless he shall declare himself to be of the Christian religion.] [See Amendments, Arts. VII,XXXIV, LXIV and LXXX.]
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