There is a newer version
of
this Section
2021 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VIII - Elections
Chapter 53 - Nominations, Questions to Be Submitted to the Voters, Primaries and Caucuses
Section 5 - Certificate of Nomination; Contents; Signatures; Filing; Written Acceptance of Candidate
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 53 § 5 (2021)
Section 5. Every certificate of nomination shall state such facts as are required by section eight and shall be signed and sworn to by the presiding officer and by the secretary of the caucus or convention, who shall add to their signatures their residences. The secretary shall within the seventy-two hours succeeding five o'clock in the afternoon of the day upon which the caucus was held or the session of the convention terminated, and within the time specified in section ten, file such certificate at the place specified in section nine.
No such certificate of nomination, except for presidential electors, shall be received or be valid unless the written acceptance of the candidates thereby nominated shall be filed therewith.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Massachusetts may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
