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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE VIII ELECTIONS
Chapter 51 VOTERS
- Section 1 Qualifications of voters
- Section 1A Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 2
- Section 1B Repealed, 1966, 367, Sec. 2
- Section 1C, 1D Repealed, 1962, 437, Sec. 3
- Section 1E Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 3
- Section 1F Persons not included in register of voters
- Section 2 Name of registered voter changed
- Section 3 Place of registration and voting; change of residence
- Section 4 Making of lists by registrars or boards
- Section 4A Notifying residents of opportunity to register
- Section 5 Repealed, 1963, 160, Sec. 5
- Section 6 Street lists
- Section 7 Form, contents and distribution of street lists
- Section 8 Persons omitted from lists; certificate
- Section 9 Repealed, 1973, 1137, Sec. 1
- Section 10 Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 14
- Section 10A Statements by innholders, etc.
- Section 10B Repealed, 1943, 320, Sec. 1
- Section 11 Records kept
- Section 12 Posting of penalty sections
- Section 13 Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 15
- Section 14 Death of resident; notice
- Section 14A Assistance in making lists
- Section 14B Applicability of chapter to cities and towns governed by special law
- Section 15 Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office
- Section 16 Repealed, 1959, 127, Sec. 1
- Section 16A Board of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; appointment; term of office
- Section 17 Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office
- Section 17A Annual training on state and federal election laws and regulations
- Section 18 Political representation by board of registrars
- Section 19 Unequal political representation; notice and hearing
- Section 20 Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars
- Section 21 Registrars; term of office
- Section 22 Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation
- Section 22A Absent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants
- Section 23 Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office; compensation
- Section 24 Powers and duties
- Section 25 Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices
- Section 26 Registration sessions
- Section 27 Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 7
- Section 28 Last day for registration
- Section 29 to 30 Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 9
- Section 31 Final day for registration
- Section 32 Places and hours of sessions; notices
- Section 33 Affidavits of registration
- Section 33A Online completion of affidavit of registration
- Section 34 Persons not registered at close of registration
- Section 35 Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions
- Section 36 Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses
- Section 37 Annual register; omitted names; notice
- Section 37A Inactive voters list
- Section 38 Revisions and corrections of registers, etc.
- Section 39 Repealed, 1969, 205, Sec. 3
- Section 40 Public sessions; inspection of records
- Section 41 Preservation of documents
- Section 41A Duties imposed by Secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars
- Section 42 Affidavit of registration; exception
- Section 42A Physically disabled applicants
- Section 42B Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 16
- Section 42C Registration sessions in high schools and vocational schools
- Section 42D Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities
- Section 42E Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students
- Section 42F Affidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities or towns
- Section 42G Transmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides
- Section 42H Receipt of completed affidavit by registrar
- Section 43 Repealed, 1969, 205, Sec. 4
- Section 44 Completion of affidavit of voter registration form
- Section 45 Repealed, 1971, 320, Sec. 2
- Section 45A Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation
- Section 46 Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter's name to annual register
- Section 46A Transmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter's last registration
- Section 47 Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named
- Section 47A Registration of persons attaining full age by election or town meeting
- Section 47B False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications
- Section 47C Central registry of voters
- Section 48 Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process
- Section 49 Examination of persons summoned; status for annual register; failure to appear
- Section 50 Supplementary registration
- Section 51 Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon
- Section 51A Confidential registration certificate
- Section 52 Duties of registrars
- Section 52A Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties
- Section 53 Police assistance at meetings
- Section 54 Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties
- Section 55 Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions
- Section 56 Repealed, 1981, 143, Sec. 1
- Section 57 Posting of lists; copies for state political committees
- Section 58 New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication
- Section 58A Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 16
- Section 59 Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure
- Section 59A Repealed, 2004, 334, Sec. 2
- Section 60 Voting lists for use at polls
- Section 61 Certification of registered voters
- Section 62 Certified copies for use at caucus; party enrollment designations
- Section 63 Lists furnished for new wards and voting precincts
- Section 64 Online portal for verification of registration or pre-registration status
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