{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-52","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 52","heading":"Forgery, destruction or defacement of ballots","body":"Section 52. Whoever wilfully forges or falsely makes the official endorsement on any ballot, or wilfully destroys or defaces a ballot, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or 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/Section52","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"d38e4d03658b4435d0f7aa0f45506667c27bc21f5ea69e6f824763ccd086bd63","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-51","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}