Massachusetts Code — 51
Browse 80 sections in division 51 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 1. Qualifications of voters
- § 1F. Persons not included in register of voters
- § 2. Name of registered voter changed
- § 3. Place of registration and voting; change of residence
- § 4. Making of lists by registrars or boards
- § 4A. Notifying residents of opportunity to register
- § 6. Street lists
- § 7. Form, contents and distribution of street lists
- § 8. Persons omitted from lists; certificate
- § 10A. Statements by innholders, etc.
- § 11. Records kept
- § 12. Posting of penalty sections
- § 14. Death of resident; notice
- § 14A. Assistance in making lists
- § 14B. Applicability of chapter to cities and towns governed by special law
- § 15. Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office
- § 16A. Board of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; appointment; term of office
- § 17. Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office
- § 17A. Annual training on state and federal election laws and regulations
- § 18. Political representation by board of registrars
- § 19. Unequal political representation; notice and hearing
- § 20. Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars
- § 21. Registrars; term of office
- § 22. Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation
- § 22A. Absent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants
- § 23. Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office; compensation
- § 24. Powers and duties
- § 25. Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices
- § 26. Registration sessions
- § 26A. High school voter challenge program
- § 28. Last day for registration
- § 31. Final day for registration
- § 32. Places and hours of sessions; notices
- § 33. Affidavits of registration
- § 33A. Online completion of affidavit of registration
- § 34. Persons not registered at close of registration
- § 35. Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions
- § 36. Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses
- § 37. Annual register; omitted names; notice
- § 37A. Inactive voters list
- § 38. Revisions and corrections of registers, etc.
- § 40. Public sessions; inspection of records
- § 41. Preservation of documents
- § 41A. Duties imposed by Secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars
- § 42. Affidavit of registration; exception
- § 42A. Physically disabled applicants
- § 42C. Registration sessions in high schools and vocational schools
- § 42D. Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities
- § 42E. Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students
- § 42F. Affidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities or towns
- § 42G. Transmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides; cooperative agreements
- § 42H. Receipt of completed affidavit by registrar
- § 44. Completion of affidavit of voter registration form
- § 45A. Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation
- § 46. Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter's name to annual register
- § 46A. Transmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter's last registration
- § 47. Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named
- § 47A. Pre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16
- § 47B. False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications
- § 47C. Central registry of voters; agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.
- § 48. Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process
- § 49. Examination of persons summoned; status for annual register; failure to appear
- § 50. Supplementary registration
- § 51. Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon
- § 51A. Confidential registration certificate
- § 52. Duties of registrars
- § 52A. Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties
- § 53. Police assistance at meetings
- § 54. Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties
- § 55. Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions
- § 57. Posting of lists; copies for state political committees
- § 58. New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication
- § 59. Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure
- § 60. Voting lists for use at polls
- § 61. Certification of registered voters
- § 62. Certified copies for use at caucus; party enrollment designations
- § 63. Lists furnished for new wards and voting precincts
- § 64. Online portal for verification of registration or pre-registration status
- § 65. Administration of automatic voter registration; duties of registrars upon receipt of electronic records; electronic interfaces; annual reports; opting out; liability of ineligible persons registered under this section; use of information for purposes other than voter registration
- § 66. Provision of data to state secretary for maintenance of voter lists; provision of data to Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; centralized data management