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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 51 · Counting ballots
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 52 · Canvass and return of votes; certification and notification of nominees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 53 · Vacancies caused by ties; filling
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 53A · Objections to nominations; withdrawals by nominees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 54 · Repealed, 1973, 429, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 54A, 54B · Repealed, 1939, 473, Sec. 20
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 54C, 54D · Repealed, 1973, 429, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 55 · Primaries for city and town nominations; objections; withdrawals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 56 · Primaries for nomination; submission of question; notice of result to state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 57 · Notices of intention to participate in primaries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 58 · Blank nomination papers; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 59 · Nominations on blank nomination papers; signatures; acceptance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 60 · Nomination papers; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 61 · Nomination papers; filing; certification; correction of district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 62 · Death, withdrawal, or ineligibility of candidates; filling vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 63 · Polls; hours
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 64 · Returns of votes; canvass and certification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 65 to 70 · Repealed, 1932, 310, Sec. 23
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70A · Sections applicable
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70B · Delegates to national conventions; election; number
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70C · Primaries by wards, precincts or groups of precincts; notice to state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70D · Nomination papers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70E · Order of names on ballots; statement of preference; preferential vote count
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70F · Canvass of returns; notice; certification; certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70G · Filling vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70H · Applicability of certain other sections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70I · Delegates and alternate delegates to national conventions; voting for president on first roll call
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70J · Repealed, 1975, 600, Sec. 20
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 70K · Repealed, 1969, 61, Sec. 4
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 71 · Nomination at caucuses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 72 · Regulations for city or town caucuses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 72A · Time for holding city or town caucuses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 73 · Caucuses held by precincts or groups of precincts; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 74 · Caucuses relative to special elections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 75 · Calling of caucuses; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 76 · Persons entitled to vote or take part in caucuses; oath; challenges; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 77 · Balloting; use of voting lists
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 78 · Tie vote for caucus officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 79 · Certificate of election; notice of nomination
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 80 · Returns of caucuses where direct nominations made; tabulation of results; notice; recounts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 81 · Tie votes in direct nominations; filling vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 82 · Polling places provided; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 83 · Notice of caucuses; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 84 · Balloting; duration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 85 · Tie vote for elective office; proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 86 · Ballots and check lists; transmission to city or town clerk; preservation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 87 · Contested elections or nominations; preservation of ballots; notice; recount; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 88 · Calling of caucuses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 89 · Adoption of law for official ballots; calling caucuses; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 90 · Revocation of acceptance of special provisions; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 91 · Time of holding caucuses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 92 · Notices of caucuses; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 93 · Provision of polling places; voting lines
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 94 · Notice by city or town committees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 95 · Blank nomination papers; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 96 · Nominations made by nomination papers; acceptance; vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 97 · Nomination papers; sealing; filing; opening
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 98 · Correction of errors; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 99 · Proceedings in cities when papers not filed; filling vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 100 · Proceedings in towns when papers not filed
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 101 · Withdrawals; filling vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 102 · Nomination papers; delivery to city or town clerk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 103 · Nomination papers; correction of errors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 104 · Objections to nomination papers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 105 · Ballots; provision by cities or towns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 106 · Form of official ballot
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 107 · Applicability of certain laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 108 · Order of business
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 109 · Challenges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 110 · Counting of ballots; announcement of result; sealing; transmittal of records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 111 · Voting lists; certified copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 112 · Recount of ballots
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 113 · Caucus officers; eligibility; terms; oaths; duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 114 · Vacancies; additional officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 115 · Appointment of officers for first caucus
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 116 · Caucus officers in newly incorporated cities or cities redivided into wards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 117 · Caucuses to nominate municipal officers; convention delegates; committees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 118 · Notice of caucus; chairman; order of business
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 119 · Elections by ballot; written request
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 120 · Preservation of ballots and voting lists
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 121 · Calling town caucus at annual meeting; rescission; nominations; tie vote
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 122 · Regional school district-wide elections; applicable provisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 1 · Decennial division of cities into wards and precincts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 2 · Division of cities and wards into voting precincts; census; effect upon formation of congressional, representative, senatorial or councillor districts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 3 · Repealed, 1971, 820, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 4 · New divisions of cities into wards, when effective; congressional districts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 5 · Maps or descriptions of new divisions; publication and posting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 6 · Division of towns into voting precincts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 7 · Changes in voting precincts of towns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 7A · Dividing precincts to facilitate voting; applicable laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 8 · Maps or descriptions of new precincts; posting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 9 · Discontinuance of voting precincts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 9A · Redivision into precincts or districts; elections thereafter; census
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 10 · Changes in wards; notice to state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 11 · Election officers in certain cities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 11A · Deputies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 11B · Filing for appointment in cities; procedure; eligibility; examinations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 12 · Election officers in towns; procedure; eligibility; examinations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 13 · Party representation; term of office; removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 14 · Vacancies; appointment