Massachusetts § 108 - Order of business
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 108 — Order of business, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 108. Order of business
Section 108. The order of business shall be as follows:
First, Any necessary preliminary business.
Second, Balloting until half past eight o'clock in the evening, when the polls shall be closed unless the caucus shall vote to keep them open until a later hour; but every voter waiting in line at the hour for closing the polls shall be allowed to vote.
Third, After the polls have been closed, any other business properly before the caucus.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 108 ("Order of business") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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