Voting after moving within the commonwealth
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No person, otherwise qualified to vote in elections for governor, lieutenant-governor, senators, and representatives, shall, by reason of a change of residence within the commonwealth, be disqualified from voting for said officers in the city or town from which he has removed his residence, until the expiration of six calendar months from the time of such removal.
Note (Massachusetts Legislature): [For absent and compulsory voting, see Amendments, Arts. XLV, LXI and LXXVI.]
Simplified explanation
A person otherwise qualified to vote for governor, lieutenant-governor, senators and representatives shall not, because of a change of residence within the commonwealth, be disqualified from voting for them in the city or town he left until six calendar months after moving.