Petitioning always creates tension between credentials and inclusion: We generally want people to demonstrate they have some competency and support before putting them on the ballot, but also don’t ...

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Join us Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 6:45 p.m. at Willcutt Commons for a public forum to discuss Special Town Meeting Article 9, which focuses on petitioning the legislature to grant the Town of Cohasset the ...

Petitioning naturally spread to the American colonies. In 1641, the Massachusetts Body of Liberties became the first colonial charter to provide explicit protection for the right to petition.