{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 19","heading":"False certificates of election results","body":"Section 19. A city or town clerk, precinct clerk, election commissioner, mayor, alderman, selectman or other officer, who wilfully signs or issues a certificate not in accordance with the result of an election as appearing by the records and copies of records of votes cast, or by a recount of votes, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:51Z","sha256":"8b1c964d1a7689afec1cb2ac0aaf310cffbad1e9283068072c3b7247ea60bf36","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}