Code of Massachusetts Regulations
950 CMR - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Title 950 CMR 49.00 - Confidential Voter Registration
Section 49.05 - Court Order Granting Protection

A voter with a court order granting protection must present the registrar with the order in order to qualify for confidential voter registration. The registrar must then maintain a copy of that order. The copy of the order in the possession of the registrar shall not be a public record. 60 days after the date the court order expires, unless proof that the court order has been extended is provided by the voter, the name and residence of the voter shall become a public record and shall be placed on the street list and the annual register as required by M.GL. c. 51, §§ 4, 37 and 58. The court order and any proof that the order has been extended shall remain confidential and shall not become a public record.