Massachusetts § 44 - Completion of affidavit of voter registration form

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 44 — Completion of affidavit of voter registration form, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 44. Completion of affidavit of voter registration form

Section 44. A person seeking to register shall complete an affidavit of voter registration form as prescribed in section thirty-six, and shall sign the affidavit under the penalty of perjury. A person registering as a voter may, at the same time, establish his enrollment in a political party or political designation, as provided in section thirty-eight of chapter fifty-three, by indicating his desire to be so enrolled on the affidavit of voter registration. The affidavit of any person who provides the registrars with a copy of a court order granting protection, or evidence of residence in a protective shelter, or an affidavit signed by a chief of police or his designee that said person is entitled to have certain information withheld from the public under section 24C of chapter 265, or a program participant in the address confidentiality program established under section 2 of chapter 9A shall not be a public record.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 44 cover?

Section 44 ("Completion of affidavit of voter registration form") 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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