Elected Officials’ Effective Dates of Office
Elected Officials |
Date Sworn In: |
Sworn By: |
|---|---|---|
| President | 20th Day of January | Chief Justice |
| Vice President | 20th Day of January | Chief Justice |
| U.S. Senator | 3rd Day of January | President Pro tem of the Senate |
| U.S. Representative | 3rd Day of January | Speaker of the House |
| Governor | Noon, Thursday following the 1st Wednesday in January |
Senate President |
| Lt. Governor | Noon, Thursday following the 1st Wednesday in January |
Senate President |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | 3rd Wednesday in January | * |
| Attorney General | 3rd Wednesday in January | * |
| Treasurer | 3rd Wednesday in January | * |
| Auditor | 3rd Wednesday in January | * |
| Governor's Councillor | Thursday, following the 1st Wednesday in January |
Senate President |
| State Senator | 1st Wednesday in January | Governor and Council |
| State Representative | 1st Wednesday in January | Governor and Council |
| County Commissioner | 1st Wednesday in January | * |
| District Attorney | 1st Wednesday in January | * |
| County Treasurer | 1st Wednesday in January | County Commissioners |
| Register of Probate | 1st Wednesday in January | * |
| Register of Deeds | 1st Wednesday in January | County Commissioners |
| Clerk of Courts | 1st Wednesday in January | Justice of the Court |
| Sheriff | 1st Wednesday in January | * |
*Officials for whom no other provision is made by law may be sworn before the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, or two Commissioners to QualifY Officials. G. L. c. 30, ยง 11. Commissioners to QualifY are appointed by the Governor.