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2016 Elections
          + NEW! Question 4: Full text of new marijuana law
          + NEW! 2016 State Election Results
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          + Early Voting Statistics
          + Post-Election Audit Information
          + 2016 State Election Candidates
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Candidates & Ballot Questions
          + 2016 Ballot Questions
          + Candidate's Guide to Running for Office (PDF)
          + How to Run for President in Massachusetts
          + How to Run as a Write-in or Sticker Candidate
          + Guide to Statewide Ballot Questions (PDF)
          + How to Accept the Community Preservation Act

     *

Research & Statistics
          + Election Results
          + Special Elections
          + Candidates in Past Elections
          + Registration & Enrollment Statistics
          + Massachusetts Districts
          + Local Election Officials
          + Political Parties & Designations
          + Statewide Ballot Measures 1919–2012
     *

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          + Statewide Election Schedule: 2016–2022
          + Terms of Office
          + Massachusetts Registered Voter Enrollment: 1948–2016
          + Information for Voters
          + Proposed Regulations
          + Election Day Legal Summary
          + Early Voting Regulations (PDF)
          + State Ballot Law Commission Notices

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