General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
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 Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 2 |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 Repealed, 1966, 367, Sec. 2 |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 Repealed, 1962, 437, Sec. 3 |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 Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 3 |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 Repealed, 1963, 160, Sec. 5 |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 Repealed, 1973, 1137, Sec. 1 |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 Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 14 |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 Repealed, 1943, 320, Sec. 1 |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 Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 15 |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 Repealed, 1959, 127, Sec. 1 |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 26A. High school voter challenge program |
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 Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 7 |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 42G1/2. Automatic voter registration agencies; data sharing |
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. Pre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16 |
SECTION 47B. False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications |
SECTION 47C. Central registry of voters; agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc. |
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 |
SECTION 66. Provision of data to state secretary for maintenance of voter lists; provision of data to Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; centralized data management |