Massachusetts § 76 - Voting; giving name and address upon request; delivery of ballot
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 76 — Voting; giving name and address upon request; delivery of ballot, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76. Voting; giving name and address upon request; delivery of ballot
Section 76. Each voter desiring to vote at a polling place shall give his name and, if requested, his residence to one of the officers at the entrance to the space within the guard rail, who shall thereupon distinctly announce the same. If such name is found on the voting list, the election officer shall check and repeat the name and shall admit the voter to the space enclosed by the guard rail and, in case official ballots, other than those marked ''Challenged Ballots'' as provided by section thirty-five A, are used, such voter shall be given one ballot. The use of electronic means such as tape recording equipment or radio broadcasting equipment for the recording or broadcasting of the names of voters not yet checked as having voted shall be prohibited.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 76 ("Voting; giving name and address upon request; delivery of ballot") 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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