Massachusetts Statutes
§ 53 — Distinguishing marks on ballots
Massachusetts § 53
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title VIIIELECTIONS
Ch. 56VIOLATIONS OF ELECTION LAWS
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 53 (2026).
Text
Section 53. Whoever places a mark against a name on a ballot not cast by himself, or places a distinguishing mark on a ballot not cast by himself, except as authorized by law, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two and one half years.
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