{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-56","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 56","heading":"Challenged ballots; giving information about vote","body":"Section 56. Whoever gives any information derived from a recount of votes, relative to a ballot cast by a challenged voter at an election, caucus or primary, except as required by law, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five 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/Section56","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:52Z","sha256":"f9afa89df1105594a50a7b9ec842cc1e72426824f50d2c7329b92021cb7aaa73","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-55","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}