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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 62 (2026)

Biennial state elections

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Section 62. The biennial state election for the choice of the officers to be elected pursuant to sections one hundred and fifty to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1928–2002 · leading case: Bates v. Dir. of the Off. of Campaign & Political Fin., 763 N.E.2d 6 (Mass. 2002).
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Bates v. Dir. of the Off. of Campaign & Political Fin., 763 N.E.2d 6 (Mass. 2002). “82 of the Amendments (establishing date for quadrennial and biennial State elections); G. L. c. 54, § 62 (establishing date for biennial State elections).”
Swig v. State Ballot Law Comm'n, 163 N.E. 257 (Mass. 1928). “G. L. c. 54, § 62. There *22 is no statutory provision for the holding of a special primary election before the State election which is applicable to the facts here presented.”
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