{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-50","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 50","heading":"Alteration or removal of ballots","body":"Section 50. Whoever alters a ballot cast at a primary or caucus or, not being authorized thereto, deposits a ballot in a ballot box, container or envelope used at a primary or caucus, or removes a ballot from such ballot box, container or envelope, shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one half years.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section50","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"57b801d6a3e8de26ff4f43da327fc60da7381bf58d745b07778c7a10674cae5d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-49","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}