{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-44a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 44A","heading":"Lists of candidates; distribution; signatures of responsible voters","body":"Section 44A. No person shall distribute by mail or otherwise, or directly or indirectly cause to be distributed by mail or otherwise, a list or slate containing names of candidates for state office to be nominated at state primaries or to be elected at a biennial state election, unless the name of some voter who is responsible therefor, with his residence and the street and number thereof, if any, appears therein in the nature of a signature. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section44A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"10a465739d4b0e3c0581f7d7d9f54b5dabcb3e3a59b8747f4c79ce7b1e825dd7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-44","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}