Nomination papers may be challenged by any voter registered in the district within three days following the final date for filing nomination papers by filing any objection with the:

State Ballot Law Commission
c/o Elections Division
One Ashburton Place, Room 1705
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
(617) 727-2828 or 800-462-VOTE

For details see "Objections Before the State Ballot Law Commission," a publication available from the Elections Division.

When an objection is filed, the candidate receives written notice that a hearing will be held before the State Ballot Law Commission. A candidate may wish to have a lawyer present at the hearing, since hearings often involve complex legal issues.

Objections may be brought for various reasons. Examples of objections follow:

• Nomination papers contain forged or fraudulent signatures.
  
• Nomination papers failed to contain the required information.
  
• The candidate has not been a resident of the district for the required length of time.
  
• Stray marks were made on a signature sheet.