Massachusetts General Laws
Title VIII - Elections
Chapter 55b - The State Ballot Law Commission

Section 1 - Establishment and Membership of Commission - Section 1. There shall be a state ballot law commission...

Section 2 - Members Holding or Nominated for Public Office - Section 2. No member of said commission shall hold any...

Section 3 - Compensation; Record of Proceedings; Clerical Assistance - Section 3. The members of the commission shall each be...

Section 4 - Powers and Duties of Commission - Section 4. The commission may investigate upon objection made in...

Section 5 - Objections; Federal, State, and County Offices - Section 5. Objections to certificates of nomination and nomination papers...

Section 6 - Signatures; Review; Correction - Section 6. This section applies only to candidates for president...

Section 7 - Objections; City and Town Offices - Section 7. Objections to certificates of nomination, nomination papers, or...

Section 8 - Notice of Objections - Section 8. The commission with respect to objections to certificates...

Section 9 - Hearings on Objections - Section 9. Hearings on objections to certificates of nomination or...

Section 10 - Decisions - Section 10. The commission shall render a decision on any...

Section 11 - Vacating Nominations; Nonexisting Persons; False Names - Section 11. If objection is filed under section five or...

Section 12 - Records of Decisions; Transcripts of Hearings - Section 12. The commission shall be required to keep records...