{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-39-21","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, § 21","heading":"Canvass of returns","body":"Section 21. The town clerk and the board of registrars, upon receipt of the returns from the several precincts, shall forthwith canvass the same, and immediately declare the result.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 39"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter39/Section21","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"d695f9f93e37422b2b2d4d7fd5a2259ca2e7a235f6a03840e30cced97cd6e3da","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-39-20","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-39-22-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}