Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 51 - Voters
Section 12 - Posting of Penalty Sections

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title VIII - Elections

Chapter 51 - Voters

Section 1 - Qualifications of Voters

Section 1f - Persons Not Included in Register of Voters

Section 2 - Name of Registered Voter Changed

Section 3 - Place of Registration and Voting; Change of Residence

Section 4 - Making of Lists by Registrars or Boards

Section 4a - Notifying Residents of Opportunity to Register

Section 6 - Street Lists

Section 7 - Form, Contents and Distribution of Street Lists

Section 8 - Persons Omitted From Lists; Certificate

Section 10a - Statements by Innholders, Etc.

Section 11 - Records Kept

Section 12 - Posting of Penalty Sections

Section 14 - Death of Resident; Notice

Section 14a - Assistance in Making Lists

Section 14b - Applicability of Chapter to Cities and Towns Governed by Special Law

Section 15 - Board of Registrars in Certain Cities and Towns; Appointment; Term of Office

Section 16a - Board of Election Commissioners; Powers and Duties; Members; Appointment; Term of Office

Section 17 - Board of Registrars in Certain Cities; Appointment; Term of Office

Section 17a - Annual Training on State and Federal Election Laws and Regulations

Section 18 - Political Representation by Board of Registrars

Section 19 - Unequal Political Representation; Notice and Hearing

Section 20 - Vacancies in Board of Registrars; Temporary Registrars

Section 21 - Registrars; Term of Office

Section 22 - Assistant Registrars in Cities and Towns; Appointment; Term; Political Representation

Section 22a - Absent Registration Officers; Appointment; Political Representation; Physically Disabled Registrants

Section 23 - Registrars, Assistant Registrars and Absent Registration Officers; Oath of Office; Compensation

Section 24 - Powers and Duties

Section 25 - Registrars; Assistant Registrars; Compatibility of Offices

Section 26 - Registration Sessions

Section 26a - High School Voter Challenge Program

Section 28 - Last Day for Registration

Section 31 - Final Day for Registration

Section 32 - Places and Hours of Sessions; Notices

Section 33 - Affidavits of Registration

Section 33a - Online Completion of Affidavit of Registration

Section 34 - Persons Not Registered at Close of Registration

Section 35 - Omitted Listings Compared With Annual Register of Voters; Exceptions

Section 36 - Affidavit of Voter Registration; Distribution; Expenses

Section 37 - Annual Register; Omitted Names; Notice

Section 37a - Inactive Voters List

Section 38 - Revisions and Corrections of Registers, Etc.

Section 40 - Public Sessions; Inspection of Records

Section 41 - Preservation of Documents

Section 41a - Duties Imposed by Secs. 10a and 37 in Cities Not Having Registrars

Section 42 - Affidavit of Registration; Exception

Section 42a - Physically Disabled Applicants

Section 42c - Registration Sessions in High Schools and Vocational Schools

Section 42d - Registration Sessions in Regional High Schools, Colleges or Universities

Section 42e - Voter Registration Affidavit Forms for College, High School and Vocational School Students

Section 42f - Affidavits of Registration From Registrants Residing in Other Cities or Towns

Section 42g - Transmission of Completed Affidavits to City or Town Where Registrant Resides; Cooperative Agreements

Section 42g1/2 - Automatic Voter Registration Agencies; Data Sharing

Section 42h - Receipt of Completed Affidavit by Registrar

Section 44 - Completion of Affidavit of Voter Registration Form

Section 45a - Production of Naturalization Papers for Inspection; Notation

Section 46 - Affidavit of Registration; Filing; Addition of Voter's Name to Annual Register

Section 46a - Transmittal of Duplicate Certificate of Registration to Place of Voter's Last Registration

Section 47 - Rejection of Defective Affidavit of Registration; Notices to Person Named

Section 47a - Pre-Registration of Persons Having Obtained the Age of 16

Section 47b - False Statements in Affidavit of Registration; Complaint and Summons; Examination of Qualifications

Section 47c - Central Registry of Voters; Agreement With Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc.

Section 48 - Complaint; Time for Filing; Summons and Service of Process

Section 49 - Examination of Persons Summoned; Status for Annual Register; Failure to Appear

Section 50 - Supplementary Registration

Section 51 - Certificate of Supplementary Registration; Voting Thereon

Section 51a - Confidential Registration Certificate

Section 52 - Duties of Registrars

Section 52a - Solicitation of Votes and Distribution of Campaign Literature in Registration Offices Prohibited; Penalties

Section 53 - Police Assistance at Meetings

Section 54 - Supervisors of Registration; Appointment; Duties; Interference With Supervisors; Penalties

Section 55 - Preparation of Voting Lists; Contents and Arrangement; Distribution; Revisions

Section 57 - Posting of Lists; Copies for State Political Committees

Section 58 - New Names Added to Lists; Distribution of Copies; Posting or Publication

Section 59 - Certificate in Case of Omissions or Clerical Errors; Voting Procedure

Section 60 - Voting Lists for Use at Polls

Section 61 - Certification of Registered Voters

Section 62 - Certified Copies for Use at Caucus; Party Enrollment Designations

Section 63 - Lists Furnished for New Wards and Voting Precincts

Section 64 - Online Portal for Verification of Registration or Pre-Registration Status

Section 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...

Section 66 - Provision of Data to State Secretary for Maintenance of Voter Lists; Provision of Data to Electronic Registration Information Center, inc.; Centralized Data Management