§ 1 Qualifications of voters
§ 1F Persons not included in register of voters
§ 2 Name of registered voter changed
§ 3 Place of registration and voting; change of residence
§ 4 Making of lists by registrars or boards
§ 4A Notifying residents of opportunity to register
§ 6 Street lists
§ 7 Form, contents and distribution of street lists
§ 8 Persons omitted from lists; certificate
§ 10A Statements by innholders, etc.
§ 11 Records kept
§ 12 Posting of penalty sections
§ 14 Death of resident; notice
§ 14A Assistance in making lists
§ 14B Applicability of chapter to cities and towns governed by special law
§ 15 Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office
§ 16A Board of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; appointment; term of office
§ 17 Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office
§ 17A Annual training on state and federal election laws and regulations
§ 18 Political representation by board of registrars
§ 19 Unequal political representation; notice and hearing
§ 20 Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars
§ 21 Registrars; term of office
§ 22 Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation
§ 22A Absent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants
§ 23 Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office; compensation
§ 24 Powers and duties
§ 25 Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices
§ 26 Registration sessions
§ 26A High school voter challenge program
§ 28 Last day for registration
§ 31 Final day for registration
§ 32 Places and hours of sessions; notices
§ 33 Affidavits of registration
§ 33A Online completion of affidavit of registration
§ 34 Persons not registered at close of registration
§ 35 Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions
§ 36 Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses
§ 37 Annual register; omitted names; notice
§ 37A Inactive voters list
§ 38 Revisions and corrections of registers, etc.
§ 40 Public sessions; inspection of records
§ 41 Preservation of documents
§ 41A Duties imposed by Secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars
§ 42 Affidavit of registration; exception
§ 42A Physically disabled applicants
§ 42C Registration sessions in high schools and vocational schools
§ 42D Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities
§ 42E Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students
§ 42F Affidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities or towns
§ 42G Transmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides; cooperative agreements
§ 42G1/2 Automatic voter registration agencies; data sharing
§ 42H Receipt of completed affidavit by registrar
§ 44 Completion of affidavit of voter registration form
§ 45A Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation
§ 46 Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter’s name to annual register
§ 46A Transmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter’s last registration
§ 47 Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named
§ 47A Pre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16
§ 47B False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications
§ 47C Central registry of voters; agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.
§ 48 Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process
§ 49 Examination of persons summoned; status for annual register; failure to appear
§ 50 Supplementary registration
§ 51 Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon
§ 51A Confidential registration certificate
§ 52 Duties of registrars
§ 52A Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties
§ 53 Police assistance at meetings
§ 54 Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties
§ 55 Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions
§ 57 Posting of lists; copies for state political committees
§ 58 New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication
§ 59 Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure
§ 60 Voting lists for use at polls
§ 61 Certification of registered voters
§ 62 Certified copies for use at caucus; party enrollment designations
§ 63 Lists furnished for new wards and voting precincts
§ 64 Online portal for verification of registration or pre-registration status
§ 65 Administration of automatic voter registration; duties of registrars upon receipt of electronic records; electronic interfaces; annual reports; opting out; liability of ineligible persons registered under this section; use of information for purposes othe
§ 66 Provision of data to state secretary for maintenance of voter lists; provision of data to Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; centralized data management
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 51 - Voters

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.