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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, § 44 (2026)

Completion of affidavit of voter registration form

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Section 44. A person seeking to register shall complete an affidavit of voter registration form as prescribed in section thirty-six, and shall sign the affidavit under the penalty of perjury. A person registering as a voter may, at the same time, establish his enrollment in a political party or political designation, as provided in section thirty-eight of chapter fifty-three, by indicating his desire to be so enrolled on the affidavit of voter registration. The affidavit of any person who provides the registrars with a copy of a court order granting protection, or evidence of residence in a protective shelter, or an affidavit signed by a chief of police or his designee that said person is entitled to have certain information withheld from the public under section 24C of chapter 265, or a program participant in the address confidentiality program established under section 2 of chapter 9A shall not be a public record.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1975–1978 · leading case: Dane v. Bd. of Registrars of Voters of Concord, 371 N.E.2d 1358 (Mass. 1978).
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Dane v. Bd. of Registrars of Voters of Concord, 371 N.E.2d 1358 (Mass. 1978). “5643 — a bill providing for standard questions to be used by boards of registrars of voters — sought to amend G. L. c. 51, § 44, by adding a requirement that the registrars ask each applicant the twelve questions which are reproduced in the footnote below.”
Boyd v. Bd. of Registrars of Voters of Belchertown, 334 N.E.2d 629 (Mass. 1975). “” G. L. c. 51, § 44, as appearing in St. 1973, c.”
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