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Section 53

Section 53 Addresses on Election Ballots 3

Section 34 of said chapter 53, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Against the name of a candidate for an elective office or for state committee shall be printed the candidate's municipality of residence. Against the name of a candidate for a ward or town committee shall be printed the ward or precinct where the candidate resides, or both ward and precinct, as applicable.