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Number of votes necessary to nominate candidate not on ballot

M.G.L. c. 53, § 40
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c. 53, § 40. Number of votes necessary to nominate candidate not on ballot Section 40. No person who is a candidate at a primary for nomination for or election to a political office, if no candidate's name is printed on the ballot therefor, shall be deemed to be nominated or elected unless he receives a number of votes at least equal to the number of signatures which would be required by law to place his name on the ballot at such primary as a candidate as aforesaid.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter53/Section40Fetched: 10/20/2026

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