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Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 46.00: Post-Election Audits
Topics: Definitions Audits
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 48.00: State Ballot Question Petitions
Topics: Definitions Initiatives and Referenda Petition Requirements
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 49.00: Confidential Voter Registration
Topics: Definitions Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Registration
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 50.00: Voting Equipment
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 51.00: Polling Place Accessibility For Elderly And Handicapped Voters
Topics: Definitions Polling Places Accessibility and Voter Assistance Voting Equipment and Technology
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 56.00: Administrative Proceedings Concerning Practices Of Local Election Officials
Topics: Definitions HAVA Timing of Elections Responsibilities - Election Officials
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 58.00: Central Registry of Voters
Topics: Definitions Certification and Reporting Results Voter List
Code: Department 950 CMR: Office of the Secretary of the CommonwealthTitle 950 CMR 59.00: State Ballot Law Commission: Adjudicatory Proceedings
Topics: Applicability and Scope of Laws Definitions Election Offenses Responsibilities - Election Officials
Code: Department 970 CMR: Office of Campaign and Political FinanceTitle 970 CMR 2.00: Political Expenditures
Topics: Definitions Political Committee Requirements Campaign Finance
Code: Department 970 CMR: Office of Campaign and Political FinanceTitle 970 CMR 3.00: Rules of procedure
Topics: Definitions Campaign Finance
Code: Department 970 CMR: Office of Campaign and Political FinanceTitle 970 CMR 4.00: Public Finance Regulations
Topics: Definitions Candidate Requirements Campaign Finance Public Funding