M.G.L. c. 51

Massachusetts General Laws, Part I, Title VIII (Elections) — Chapter 51 (Voters)

80 sections · status activeenacted 1921-01-01

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§	Title	Length	Status
M.G.L. c. 51, § 1	Qualifications of voters	1,306	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 1F	Persons not included in register of voters	1,280	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 2	Name of registered voter changed	678	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 3	Place of registration and voting; change of residence	1,618	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 4	Making of lists by registrars or boards	3,726	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 4A	Notifying residents of opportunity to register	607	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 6	Street lists	1,344	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 7	Form, contents and distribution of street lists	1,137	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 8	Persons omitted from lists; certificate	522	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 10A	Statements by innholders, etc.	1,595	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 11	Records kept	215	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 12	Posting of penalty sections	315	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 14	Death of resident; notice	489	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 14A	Assistance in making lists	888	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 14B	Applicability of chapter to cities and towns governed by special law	1,001	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 15	Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office	2,252	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 16A	Board of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; appointment; term of office	4,687	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 17	Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office	1,397	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 17A	Annual training on state and federal election laws and regulations	514	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 18	Political representation by board of registrars	361	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 19	Unequal political representation; notice and hearing	648	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 20	Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars	664	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 21	Registrars; term of office	137	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 22	Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation	885	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 22A	Absent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants	1,084	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 23	Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office; compensation	885	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 24	Powers and duties	358	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 25	Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices	1,329	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 26	Registration sessions	1,823	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 26A	High school voter challenge program	941	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 28	Last day for registration	283	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 31	Final day for registration	140	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 32	Places and hours of sessions; notices	159	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 33	Affidavits of registration	390	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 33A	Online completion of affidavit of registration	1,255	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 34	Persons not registered at close of registration	638	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 35	Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions	760	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 36	Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses	1,566	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 37	Annual register; omitted names; notice	3,076	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 37A	Inactive voters list	393	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 38	Revisions and corrections of registers, etc.	2,140	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 40	Public sessions; inspection of records	203	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 41	Preservation of documents	429	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 41A	Duties imposed by Secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars	441	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42	Affidavit of registration; exception	592	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42A	Physically disabled applicants	1,467	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42C	Registration sessions in high schools and vocational schools	994	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42D	Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities	306	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42E	Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students	441	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42F	Affidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities or towns	616	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42G	Transmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides; cooperative agreements	1,817	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 42H	Receipt of completed affidavit by registrar	1,795	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 44	Completion of affidavit of voter registration form	917	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 45A	Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation	191	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 46	Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter's name to annual register	247	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 46A	Transmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter's last registration	408	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 47	Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named	601	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 47A	Pre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16	684	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 47B	False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications	457	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 47C	Central registry of voters; agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.	1,912	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 48	Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process	1,694	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 49	Examination of persons summoned; status for annual register; failure to appear	1,603	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 50	Supplementary registration	814	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 51	Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon	803	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 51A	Confidential registration certificate	922	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 52	Duties of registrars	228	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 52A	Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties	362	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 53	Police assistance at meetings	291	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 54	Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties	916	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 55	Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions	1,935	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 57	Posting of lists; copies for state political committees	585	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 58	New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication	1,114	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 59	Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure	2,642	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 60	Voting lists for use at polls	698	active
M.G.L. c. 51, § 61	Certification of registered voters	519	active

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