Massachusetts § 52 Forgery, destruction or defacement of ballots

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 52 — Forgery, destruction or defacement of ballots

Massachusetts § 52

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title VIIIELECTIONS

Ch. 56VIOLATIONS OF ELECTION LAWS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 52 (2026).

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Section 52. Whoever wilfully forges or falsely makes the official endorsement on any ballot, or wilfully destroys or defaces a ballot, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

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