Code of Massachusetts Regulations
950 CMR - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Title 950 CMR 58.00 - Central Registry of Voters
Section 58.05 - Reporting Election Results
Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
(1) The city or town clerk shall enter into the Tally Sheet all ballots cast and votes for candidates and questions, including blanks, voted on at state primaries, presidential primaries and state elections that are required to be submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. This shall not include the offices of ward and town committee, Martha's Vineyard Commission, Barnstable County Assembly Delegate, and Regional School Committees.
(2) Results for all candidates and questions shall be entered for each precinct. Results shall include votes for candidates whose names are printed on the ballot, write-in candidates, questions, and blanks.
(3) Once the results have been entered, the city or town clerk shall certify such results in the system and then shall print and sign the Return of Votes report, and mail such reports to the Elections Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(4) Once the results have been certified in the system by the election official, they can only be amended by a written statement signed by the election official and submitted to the Elections Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.