Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 33 (2026)

Ballots; color; specimen ballots

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Section 33. Ballots for each party shall be printed on paper of a different color from that on which the ballots for any other party are printed. At least three facsimile copies of the ballot for each party, printed on colored paper, shall be provided for each polling place as specimen ballots.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Tsongas v. Sec'y of the Commonwealth, 291 N.E.2d 149 (Mass. 1972).

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Tsongas v. Sec'y of the Commonwealth, 291 N.E.2d 149 (Mass. 1972). · cites it 2× “It reduces the utility of the sample ballots required by G.L.c. 53, § 33, and c. 54, § 48, and may complicate the problem of campaigning and even confuse the voter, since the ballots will have a variety of formats depending on the numbers of candidates for various offices.”

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