Massachusetts Regulations § 950 CMR 46.02 Scope of Audit
Regulation Text
(1)
Each precinct selected pursuant to M.G.L. c. 54, § 109A(c) shall conduct a hand-counted audit of votes cast on the day of election of:
(a)
the following races in which more than one candidate's name appears on the ballot:
1.
president and vice president;
2.
representative in congress;
3.
senator in congress;
4.
representative in the general court; and
5.
senator in the general court.
(b)
one statewide ballot question, if any appear on the ballot, chosen by random drawing.
(2)
If a valid petition for a recount is made pursuant to M.G.L. c. 54, § 135 for a race subject to audit by M.G.L. c. 54, § 109A, then the votes for that race shall not be audited in any precinct named in the petition; provided, however, that if an audit has commenced in a precinct where the valid petition for a recount is made, the audit in the precinct shall be stopped. The audit of the race in question shall proceed in any precinct selected pursuant to M.G.L. c. 54, § 109A(c) not included in the petition for a recount.
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