In carrying out the provisions of sections one hundred and thirteen to one hundred and nineteen, inclusive, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, of the district shall perform all the duties required to be performed by the selectmen in town elections where official ballots are used, and the clerks of said districts shall perform all the duties required to be performed by the town clerk in elections of town officers where official ballots are used.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 116