12 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55B, § 1 Establishment and membership of commission
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Section 1. There shall be a state ballot law commission consisting of five persons to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a retired justice of the supreme judicial court, appeals court, superior court or district courts of the commonwealth who shall be chairman. Th…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55B, § 10 Decisions
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Section 10. The commission shall render a decision on any matter referred to it, pertaining to certificates of nomination or nomination papers for any presidential or biennial state primaries or any biennial state election or to withdrawals of nomination therefore, not later than…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55B, § 11 Vacating nominations; nonexisting persons; false names
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Section 11. If objection is filed under section five or section seven by a person duly nominated for any state, city or town office alleging that an apparent nomination for the same office is a fictitious or nonexisting person or that the name under which a person has been appare…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55B, § 12 Records of decisions; transcripts of hearings
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Section 12. The commission shall be required to keep records of all decisions and an official transcript of all proceedings of the hearings. These documents shall be stored in the office of the state secretary. The commission shall upon written request provide any person appealin…