Massachusetts Chapter 51 — Voters

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 1— Qualifications of voters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 1A— Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 1B— Repealed, 1966, 367, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 1E— Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 1F— Persons not included in register of voters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 2— Name of registered voter changed
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 3— Place of registration and voting; change of residence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 4— Making of lists by registrars or boards
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 4A— Notifying residents of opportunity to register
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 5— Repealed, 1963, 160, Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 6— Street lists
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 7— Form, contents and distribution of street lists
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 8— Persons omitted from lists; certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 9— Repealed, 1973, 1137, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 10— Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 14
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 10A— Statements by innholders, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 10B— Repealed, 1943, 320, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 11— Records kept
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 12— Posting of penalty sections
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 13— Repealed, 1943, 453, Sec. 15
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 14— Death of resident; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 14A— Assistance in making lists
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 14B— Applicability of chapter to cities and towns governed by special law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 15— Board of registrars in certain cities and towns; appointment; term of office
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 16— Repealed, 1959, 127, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 16A— Board of election commissioners; powers and duties; members; appointment; term of office
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 17— Board of registrars in certain cities; appointment; term of office
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 17A— Annual training on state and federal election laws and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 18— Political representation by board of registrars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 19— Unequal political representation; notice and hearing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 20— Vacancies in board of registrars; temporary registrars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 21— Registrars; term of office
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 22— Assistant registrars in cities and towns; appointment; term; political representation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 22A— Absent registration officers; appointment; political representation; physically disabled registrants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 23— Registrars, assistant registrars and absent registration officers; oath of office; compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 24— Powers and duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 25— Registrars; assistant registrars; compatibility of offices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 26— Registration sessions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 26A— High school voter challenge program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 27— Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 7
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 28— Last day for registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 31— Final day for registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 32— Places and hours of sessions; notices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 33— Affidavits of registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 33A— Online completion of affidavit of registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 34— Persons not registered at close of registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 35— Omitted listings compared with annual register of voters; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 36— Affidavit of voter registration; distribution; expenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 37— Annual register; omitted names; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 37A— Inactive voters list
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 38— Revisions and corrections of registers, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 39— Repealed, 1969, 205, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 40— Public sessions; inspection of records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 41— Preservation of documents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 41A— Duties imposed by Secs. 10A and 37 in cities not having registrars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42— Affidavit of registration; exception
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42A— Physically disabled applicants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42B— Repealed, 1993, 475, Sec. 16
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42C— Registration sessions in high schools and vocational schools
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42D— Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42E— Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42F— Affidavits of registration from registrants residing in other cities or towns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42G— Transmission of completed affidavits to city or town where registrant resides; cooperative agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 42H— Receipt of completed affidavit by registrar
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 43— Repealed, 1969, 205, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 44— Completion of affidavit of voter registration form
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 45— Repealed, 1971, 320, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 45A— Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 46— Affidavit of registration; filing; addition of voter's name to annual register
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 46A— Transmittal of duplicate certificate of registration to place of voter's last registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 47— Rejection of defective affidavit of registration; notices to person named
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 47A— Pre-registration of persons having obtained the age of 16
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 47B— False statements in affidavit of registration; complaint and summons; examination of qualifications
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 47C— Central registry of voters; agreement with Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 48— Complaint; time for filing; summons and service of process
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 49— Examination of persons summoned; status for annual register; failure to appear
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 50— Supplementary registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 51— Certificate of supplementary registration; voting thereon
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 51A— Confidential registration certificate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 52— Duties of registrars
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 52A— Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 53— Police assistance at meetings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 54— Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 55— Preparation of voting lists; contents and arrangement; distribution; revisions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 56— Repealed, 1981, 143, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 57— Posting of lists; copies for state political committees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 58— New names added to lists; distribution of copies; posting or publication
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 58A— Repealed, 1988, 79, Sec. 16
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 59— Certificate in case of omissions or clerical errors; voting procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 59A— Repealed, 2004, 334, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 60— Voting lists for use at polls
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 61— Certification of registered voters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 62— Certified copies for use at caucus; party enrollment designations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 63— Lists furnished for new wards and voting precincts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 64— Online portal for verification of registration or pre-registration status
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 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 other than voter registration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 66— Provision of data to state secretary for maintenance of voter lists; provision of data to Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.; centralized data management