{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-119","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 119","heading":"Elections by ballot; written request","body":"Section 119. Upon the written request of ten or more voters present at a caucus and entitled to vote therein, presented by a motion or otherwise to the presiding officer for the time being, at any time before the choice of the officer to which it relates, any candidate, delegate or member of a political committee, and unless the caucus votes otherwise, the chairman of the caucus, shall be elected by ballot. In balloting, the voting lists furnished under section sixty-two of chapter fifty-one shall be used as check lists.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 53"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter53/Section119","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:48Z","sha256":"5ac2cb17ccbd5f5ca8bb5de4c7e5e3953e72c5cacb39fd55b799f2c83a15f478","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-118","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}