The returns transmitted under section one hundred and five shall be considered unofficial and shall be in addition to returns required under this chapter, and shall be disseminated as received by the state secretary from the central tabulation facilities established by him under said section one hundred and five. Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the state secretary may make, and from time to time amend, rules governing the establishment of such central tabulation facilities and the administration thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, § 110A