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Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 57 — Congressional, Councillor and Senatorial Districts, and Apportionment of Representatives

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 57, § 1

Division of state into congressional districts

Section 1. For the purpose of electing representatives in the Congress of the United States and delegates and alternate delegates to the national conventions of political parties, until otherwise provided by law, the commonwealth is divided into the following 9 districts, each of which shall elect 1 representative: Fir…

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 57, § 2

Division of state into councillor districts

Section 2. For the purpose of choosing councillors until the next apportionment, the commonwealth shall be divided, conformably with the constitution, into the following 8 councillor districts: First — Consisting of the following senatorial districts: Cape and Islands; First Bristol and Plymouth; Second Bristol and Ply…

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 57, § 3

Division of state into senatorial districts

Section 3. For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Block'', 2020 census block geography designated by the United States Census Bureau for which population data is reported under P.L. 94-171 2020 Census National Redistrictin…

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 57, § 4

Division of state into representative districts

Section 4. For the purposes of choosing representatives in the general court until the next federal census and division of the commonwealth into representative districts, the commonwealth is divided, conformably with Article CI and Article CXVII of the Articles of Amendment of the Constitution, into the 160 following r…

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