{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-55","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 55","heading":"Fraudulent alteration or removal of ballots","body":"Section 55. Whoever, with intent to defraud, alters a ballot cast at a primary, caucus or election; or, with such intent, deposits a ballot in the ballot box used at a primary, caucus or election, or in an envelope or container provided by law for the preservation of ballots cast at a primary, caucus or election; or, with such intent, removes a ballot from any such ballot box or envelope or container; shall be punished by imprisonment 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/Section55","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"2beed4965010f3da36e5fc340b1882e02da026ab4e649c650c12043c397e1701","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-54","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}