Massachusetts § 44G - Nomination of candidates; conditions making preliminary election unnecessary
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 44G — Nomination of candidates; conditions making preliminary election unnecessary, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44G. Nomination of candidates; conditions making preliminary election unnecessary
Section 44G. If at the expiration of the time for filing statements of candidates to be voted for at any preliminary election not more than twice as many such statements have been filed with the city clerk for an office as are to be elected to such office, the candidates whose statements have thus been filed shall be deemed to have been nominated to said office, and their names shall be voted on for such office at the succeeding regular or special election, as the case may be, and the city clerk shall not print said names upon the ballot to be used at said preliminary election and no other nomination to said office shall be made. If in consequence it shall appear that no names are to be printed upon the official ballot to be used at any preliminary election in any ward or wards of the city, no preliminary election shall be held in any such ward or wards.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 44G cover?
Section 44G ("Nomination of candidates; conditions making preliminary election unnecessary") 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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