Section 2. A registered voter who chooses to adopt a new name shall continue to be registered in his former name until June first of the following year at which time the voter shall be registered in his new name; provided, however, that if such voter appears in person prior to the close of registration for any preliminary, primary, or election to notify the registrars of such adoption of a new name, the registrars shall correct the current annual register so that such voter shall be registered in his new name.
If a voter does not choose to adopt a new name as a result of marriage, the registrars shall make no change in the name of such voter entered in the current annual register.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
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 7 - Form, Contents and Distribution of Street Lists
Section 8 - Persons Omitted From Lists; Certificate
Section 10a - Statements by Innholders, Etc.
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 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 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 42f - Affidavits of Registration From Registrants Residing in Other Cities or Towns
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 47 - Rejection of Defective Affidavit of Registration; Notices to Person Named
Section 47a - Pre-Registration of Persons Having Obtained the Age of 16
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 53 - Police Assistance at Meetings
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