{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, § 40","heading":"Number of votes necessary to nominate candidate not on ballot","body":"Section 40. No person who is a candidate at a primary for nomination for or election to a political office, if no candidate's name is printed on the ballot therefor, shall be deemed to be nominated or elected unless he receives a number of votes at least equal to the number of signatures which would be required by law to place his name on the ballot at such primary as a candidate as aforesaid.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 53"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter53/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:47Z","sha256":"e30c3bb6f44d5ecafba5fbeb7ea55734dda4390d253fa033d5be9e8bbaae59d9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-39a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-53-40a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}