Elections

Federal law makes it unlawful for any alien to vote for President, Vice President or Congress.

Massachusetts law requires every voter to be a citizen, 18 or older, and a resident.

The Fourteenth Amendment defines citizenship: all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction.

USCIS's SAVE program lets registered government agencies verify citizenship and immigration status.

The DOJ defines election fraud as corruption of obtaining and marking ballots, counting and certifying results, or registering voters.

The wording voters see on statewide ballot questions is written by elected officials — the Attorney General writes the summary, and the AG and Secretary of State jointly write the title and yes/no statements.

Under M.G.L. c.54 s.53, any 50 voters may petition the Supreme Judicial Court within 20 days of publication to force an amendment if a title or statement is false, misleading or inconsistent with the law.

The pro and con arguments printed in the statewide voter information booklet are limited to 150 words each, and the first ten signers of a petition are its official proponents.

If no argument is submitted, the Secretary of State writes one (M.G.L. c.54 s.54).

Massachusetts candidates and their committees may not accept transfers of money from any federal political committee.

M.G.L. c.55 s.7.