GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS

CHAPTER 51. VOTERS.

QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.

Chapter 51, Section 1. Qualifications of voters.

Chapter 51, Section 1A. Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 2.

Chapter 51, Section 1B. Repealed, 1966, 367, Sec. 2.

Chapter 51, Section 1C, 1D. Repealed, 1962, 437, Sec. 3.

Chapter 51, Section 1E. Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 3.

Chapter 51, Section 1F. Persons not included in register of voters.

Chapter 51, Section 2. Name of registered voter changed.

Chapter 51, Section 3. Place of registration and voting; change of residence.

LISTING OF PERSONS SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OVER.

Chapter 51, Section 4. Making of lists by registrars or boards.

Chapter 51, Section 4A. Notify residents of opportunity to register.

Chapter 51, Section 5. Repealed, 1963, 160, Sec. 5.

Chapter 51, Section 6. Street lists.

Chapter 51, Section 7. Form, contents and distribution of street lists.

Chapter 51, Section 8. Persons omitted from lists; certificate.

Chapter 51, Section 9. Repealed, 1973, 1137, Sec. 1.

Chapter 51, Section 10. Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 14.

Chapter 51, Section 10A. Statements by innholders, etc..

Chapter 51, Section 10B. Repealed, 1943, 320, Sec. 1.

Chapter 51, Section 11. Records kept.

Chapter 51, Section 12. Posting of penalty sections.

Chapter 51, Section 13. Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 15.

Chapter 51, Section 14. Death of resident; notice.

Chapter 51, Section 14A. Assistance in making lists.

Chapter 51, Section 14B. Applicability of chapter to cities and town governed by special law.

REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.

Chapter 51, Section 15. Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office.

Chapter 51, Section 16. Repealed, 1959, 127, Sec. 1.

Chapter 51, Section 16A. Board of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; compensation; appointment; term of office.

Chapter 51, Section 17. Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office.

Chapter 51, Section 18. Political representation; board of registrars.

Chapter 51, Section 19. Unequal political representation; notice and hearing.

Chapter 51, Section 20. Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars.

Chapter 51, Section 21. Registrars; term of office.

Chapter 51, Section 22. Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation.

Chapter 51, Section 22A. Absent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants.

Chapter 51, Section 23. Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office, compensation.

Chapter 51, Section 24. Powers and duties.

Chapter 51, Section 25. Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices.

SESSIONS FOR REGISTRATION.

Chapter 51, Section 26. Registration sessions.

Chapter 51, Section 27. Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 7.

Chapter 51, Section 28. Last day for registration.

Chapter 51, Section 29--30. Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 9.

Chapter 51, Section 31. Final day for registration.

Chapter 51, Section 32. Places and hours of session; notices.

DUTIES OF REGISTRARS.

Chapter 51, Section 33. Affidavits of registration.

Chapter 51, Section 34. Persons not registered at close of registration.

Chapter 51, Section 35. Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions.

Chapter 51, Section 36. Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses.

Chapter 51, Section 37. Annual register; omitted names; notice.

Chapter 51, Section 37A. Inactive voters list.

Chapter 51, Section 38. Revisions and corrections of registers, etc.

Chapter 51, Section 39. Repealed, 1969, 205, Sec. 3.

Chapter 51, Section 40. Public sessions; inspection of records.

Chapter 51, Section 41. Preservation of documents, etc.

Chapter 51, Section 41A. Duties imposed by secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars.

MANNER OF REGISTRATION.

Chapter 51, Section 42. Affidavit of registration; exception.

Chapter 51, Section 42A. Physically disabled applicants.

Chapter 51, Section 42B. Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 16.

Chapter 51, Section 42C. Registration sessions in high schools and vocational schools.

Chapter 51, Section 42D. Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities.

Chapter 51, Section 42E. Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students.

Chapter 51, Section 42F. Affidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities and towns.

Chapter 51, Section 42G. Transmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides.

Chapter 51, Section 42H. Receipt of affidavits by registrars.

Chapter 51, Section 43. Repealed, 1969, 205, Sec. 4.

Chapter 51, Section 44. Completion of affidavit of voter registration.

Chapter 51, Section 45. Repealed, 1971, 320, Sec. 2.

Chapter 51, Section 45A. Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation.

Chapter 51, Section 46. Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter's name to annual register.

Chapter 51, Section 46A. Transmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter's last registration.

Chapter 51, Section 47. Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named.

Chapter 51, Section 47A. Registration of persons attaining full age by election or town meeting.

Chapter 51, Section 47B. False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications.

Chapter 51, Section 47C. Central registry of voters.

ILLEGAL OR INCORRECT REGISTRATION.

Chapter 51, Section 48. Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process.

Chapter 51, Section 49. Examination of persons summoned; status of annual register; failure to appear.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION OF SPECIALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS.

Chapter 51, Section 50. Supplementary registration.

Chapter 51, Section 51. Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon.

Chapter 51, Section 51A. Confidential registration certificate.

MAINTENANCE OF ORDER AND REGULARITY.

Chapter 51, Section 52. Duties of registrars.

Chapter 51, Section 52A. Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties.

Chapter 51, Section 53. Police officers at meetings.

Chapter 51, Section 54. Supervisors of registration; appointment, duties; interference with supervisors; penalties.

VOTING LISTS.

Chapter 51, Section 55. Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions.

Chapter 51, Section 56. Repealed, 1981, 143, Sec. 1.

Chapter 51, Section 57. Posting of lists; copies for state committees.

Chapter 51, Section 58. New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication.

Chapter 51, Section 58A. Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 16.

Chapter 51, Section 59. Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure.

Chapter 51, Section 59A. Escrow ballots; procedures for challenged voters.

Chapter 51, Section 60. Voting lists for use at polls.

Chapter 51, Section 61. Certification of registered voters.

Chapter 51, Section 62. Certified copies for use at caucus; party enrollment designations.

Chapter 51, Section 63. List furnished for new wards and voting precincts.


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