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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, § 10 (2026)

Numbered resident list

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Section 10. On or before the first day of June of each year, each city and town shall make a sequentially numbered list of the names, addresses, and dates of birth of all persons who were seventeen years of age or older as of the first day of January of the current year and who resided as of the first day of January of the current year in such city or town. The names of residents shall be listed and numbered, without duplication, in alphabetical order, one name to each number, along with such other information and in such form and format as shall be specified in the regulations of the jury commissioner. On or before the said date, each city and town shall submit one copy of this list to the office of jury commissioner and make a copy of such list available for inspection by members of the public. Hereinafter in this chapter, such list shall be referred to as the ''numbered resident list'' and a particular individual on such list shall be referred to as a ''numbered resident''. The cost of preparing the numbered resident list shall be paid by the city or town.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2005 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Arriaga, 781 N.E.2d 1253 (Mass. 2003).
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Commonwealth v. Arriaga, 781 N.E.2d 1253 (Mass. 2003). “Pursuant to G. L. c. 234A, §§ 10, 15, the numbered resident list that each city and town submits to the jury commissioner and the commissioner’s randomly generated prospective jury list for each city and town are available on request.”
United States v. Green, 389 F. Supp. 2d 29 (D. Mass. 2005). “" Defendants point to evidence in the record that some cities and towns have failed to conduct surveys of their residents annually as required under Mass. Gen. L. ch. 234A, § 10. Several city and town clerks conceded that they fail to compile resident lists that count "all…”
Commonwealth v. Tolentino, 663 N.E.2d 846 (Mass. 1996). ““The Office of Jury Commissioner should recommend to the Massachusetts Legislature that it amend G. L. c. 234A, § 10 to require that towns and cities request mailing addresses.”
United States v. Royal, 7 F. Supp. 2d 96 (D. Mass. 1998). “See Mass. Gen. L. ch. 234A, § 10. Undeniably, census-taking practices may undercount black persons.”
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