Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE SECRETARY

Section 9:1 - State secretary; duties; bond; salary; term limitation
Section 9:2 - Deputies; assistants; civil service
Section 9:2A - Archives advisory commission; establishment; members and alternates, appointment; powers and duties; receipt and disposition of funds; expenses
Section 9:2B - Annual personnel report
Section 9:2C - Funding for archives museum
Section 9:3 - Deputies; power to act in absence of secretary
Section 9:4 - Supervisor of public records
Section 9:4A - Printing of volume containing acts and resolves, constitutional amendments, referendums; table of statutory changes and index
Section 9:4B - Publication in pamphlet form of acts and resolves passed; distribution of acts and resolves passed
Section 9:4C - Cumulative table of changes in general statutes
Section 9:4D - Distribution of printed copies of official reports
Section 9:4E - Reports of war veteran organizations
Section 9:4F - Distribution of judicial decisions and General Laws to cities and towns
Section 9:4G - Replacement of books and documents by cities and towns; insurance
Section 9:4H - Distribution of laws and documents to members of general court
Section 9:5 - Traveling, clerical and other expenses of supervisor
Section 9:8 - Information available to federal census authorities
Section 9:9A - Local election districts review commission; membership; compensation; duties
Section 9:10A - Administration and enforcement of chapter 110A; staff
Section 9:11 - Great seal; custody; certified copies of records as evidence
Section 9:12 - Books and records of Maine lands; custody
Section 9:13 - Stereotype and other plates; custody and disposition
Section 9:15 - Justices and notaries; notice of expiration of commissions
Section 9:15A - Justices and notaries; acting after expiration of commission, etc.; validation certificate
Section 9:16 - Annual list of designated justices of the peace
Section 9:17 - Annual report
Section 9:19 - Destruction or sale of documents of no value; reproduction of records of corporations, etc
Section 9:20A - Central register of contracting opportunities offered by governmental agencies
Section 9:20B - Government activities; citizen education programs; acceptance of gifts, contributions, bequests, etc.
Section 9:21 - Commission on interstate co-operation established; membership; tenure; expenses; other employees
Section 9:22 - Committees and advisory boards; rules
Section 9:23 - Commission's primary function; powers and duties
Section 9:24 - Reports by commission
Section 9:26 - Massachusetts historical commission; establishment
Section 9:26A - State archaeologist; duties; reservation of lands from sale; cooperation of governmental agencies
Section 9:26B - Definitions
Section 9:26C - State register of historic places
Section 9:26D - Property listings; regulations
Section 9:27 - Certification of historic or archaeological landmarks; standards for care and management; alteration of landmarks; field investigation of sites
Section 9:27A - Hearings, contracts, acceptance of gifts, etc., authorized; assistance and data of other agencies
Section 9:27B - Federal historic preservation act; surveys and plans; custody and expenditure of funds
Section 9:27C - Projects; notice; adverse effect; review
Section 9:27D - Historic homesteads
Section 9:28 - Portraits and art objects in state house; photographs
Section 9:29 - State ballot law commission and records conservation board within department
Section 9:30 - Voting equipment loan program; purpose; regulations
Section 9:31 - Surcharge on fees of registers of deeds and assistant recorders; registries under control of state secretary; surcharge to fund improvements at registries; disposition of surcharge
Section 9:32 - [Effective 10/29/2024] Submission of worker demographic and wage data reports