If a state ballot box becomes defective or is lost or destroyed, the state secretary, upon application by the city or town clerk, shall provide another ballot box at the expense of such city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 29
Replacement of defective, lost or destroyed ballot boxes
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