Massachusetts § 22 Public officers, election officers, etc.; failure to perform duties

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 22 — Public officers, election officers, etc.; failure to perform duties

Massachusetts § 22

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIIIELECTIONS

Ch. 56VIOLATIONS OF ELECTION LAWS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 22 (2026).

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Section 22. A public officer, primary, caucus or election officer, director of the count or assistant appointed under section six of chapter fifty-four A, or officer or member of a political committee or convention, upon whom a duty is imposed by law, who refuses or wilfully fails to perform such duty, or who wilfully performs it contrary to law, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

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Section 22. A public officer, primary, caucus or election officer, director of the count or assistant appointed under section six of chapter fifty-four A, or officer or member of a political committee or convention, upon whom a duty is imposed by law, who refuses or wilfully fails to perform such duty, or who wilfully performs it contrary to law, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

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