{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 16","heading":"Certificates of nomination, etc.; public inspection; preservation","body":"Section 16. Certificates of nomination, nomination papers, objections thereto and withdrawals, when filed, shall, under proper regulations, be open to public inspection, and the state secretary and the city and town clerks shall preserve the same in their offices for one year.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 53"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter53/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:46Z","sha256":"8f06835f54b7621ae981b17f566d4f376b36202e774561da701f2eb818537393","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}