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M.G.L. Part I Title VIII (Elections) ch 50-56; campaign finance ch 55 (OCPF). No voter ID. VOTES Act early/mail/SDR. Source malegislature.gov.
Voting Channels
The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.
- Election dayElection-day in personall
In-person voting at the polling place on election day; hand-marked paper ballot tabulated on a precinct optical scanner. No voter ID is required.
M.G.L. c. 54
- EarlyEarly in personall-voters
In-person early voting (at least two weeks before biennial state elections and other periods set by the 2022 VOTES Act); no excuse required.
M.G.L. c. 54, § 25B
- PostalPostal / mailno-excuse
No-excuse mail-in (absentee) voting, made permanent by the 2022 VOTES Act; any registered voter may vote by mail.
M.G.L. c. 54, § 25A
- ProxyProxynot available
No proxy voting.
- InternetInternetnot available
No internet voting.
Methodology Radar
Dimension Breakdown
Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.G.L. c. 50 | Code | M.G.L. c. 50 | 10 | active |
| M.G.L. c. 51 | Code | M.G.L. c. 51 | 80 | active |
| M.G.L. c. 52 | Code | M.G.L. c. 52 | 10 | active |
| M.G.L. c. 53 | Code | M.G.L. c. 53 | 134 | active |
| M.G.L. c. 54 | Code | M.G.L. c. 54 | 189 | active |
| M.G.L. c. 55 | Code | M.G.L. c. 55 | 59 | active |
| M.G.L. c. 56 | Code | M.G.L. c. 56 | 63 | active |
Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In
Each methodology card above takes you to Massachusetts's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.