{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-51-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 2","heading":"Name of registered voter changed","body":"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.\nIf 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.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 51"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter51/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:45Z","sha256":"075ef49012633a81c23947fa829212997afd5f5fcfc3be9d6dfb7446a32721cc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-51-1f","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-51-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}