Scope and Content: The state secretary holds constitutional and statutory responsibilities for elections, duties carried out since 1948 in the secretary’s Elections Division.  Pursuant to MGLA c 54, s 117, upon examination by the governor and council, voting returns are replaced in their envelopes and transmitted along with a certificate of examination to the secretary’s office where they are kept as a permanent record.  Certificates of examination of voting returns, signed by the governor and council, attest that returns for presidential electors, members of Congress, state and county officials, and proposed constitutional amendments and other ballot questions from initiative or referendum petitions have been examined and accepted.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder by office, county, and municipality
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