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Chapter 51

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51

Voters

1Qualifications of voters 1FPersons not included in register of voters 2Name of registered voter changed 3Place of registration and voting; change of residence 4Making of lists by registrars or boards 4ANotifying residents of opportunity to register 6Street lists 7Form, contents and distribution of street lists 8Persons omitted from lists; certificate 10AStatements by innholders, etc.11Records kept 12Posting of penalty sections 14Death of resident; notice 14AAssistance in making lists 14BApplicability of chapter to cities and towns governed by special law 15Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office 16ABoard of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; appointment; term of office 17Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office 17AAnnual training on state and federal election laws and regulations 18Political representation by board of registrars 19Unequal political representation; notice and hearing 20Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars 21Registrars; term of office 22Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation 22AAbsent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants 23Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office; compensation 24Powers and duties 25Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices 26Registration sessions 26AHigh school voter challenge program 28Last day for registration 31Final day for registration 32Places and hours of sessions; notices 33Affidavits of registration 33AOnline completion of affidavit of registration 34Persons not registered at close of registration 35Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions 36Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses 37Annual register; omitted names; notice 37AInactive voters list 38Revisions and corrections of registers, etc.40Public sessions; inspection of records 41Preservation of documents 41ADuties imposed by Secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars 42Affidavit of registration; exception 42APhysically disabled applicants 42CRegistration sessions in high schools and vocational schools 42DRegistration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities 42EVoter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students 42FAffidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities or towns 42GTransmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides; cooperative agreements 42HReceipt of completed affidavit by registrar 42G1/2Automatic voter registration agencies; data sharing 44Completion of affidavit of voter registration form 45AProduction of naturalization papers for inspection; notation 46Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter's name to annual register 46ATransmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter's last registration 47Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named 47APre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16 47BFalse statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications 47CCentral registry of voters; agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.48Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process 49Examination of persons summoned; status for annual register; failure to appear 50Supplementary registration 51Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon 51AConfidential registration certificate 52Duties of registrars 52ASolicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties 53Police assistance at meetings 54Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties 55Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions 57Posting of lists; copies for state political committees 58New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication 59Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure 60Voting lists for use at polls 61Certification of registered voters 62Certified copies for use at caucus; party enrollment designations 63Lists furnished for new wards and voting precincts 64Online portal for verification of registration or pre-registration status 65Administration 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 other than voter registration 66Provision of data to state secretary for maintenance of voter lists; provision of data to Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; centralized data management