{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-54","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 54","heading":"Removing ballots from within guard rail","body":"Section 54. Whoever removes a ballot from the space enclosed by the guard rail before the close of the polls 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/Section54","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"3f4c18f643dc2e93e850d1d588ad1f8ff27130ee30ab331ee73b8894a1aa57f5","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-53","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}