{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, § 8","heading":"Illegal registration","body":"Section 8. Whoever causes or attempts to cause his name to be registered, knowing that he is not a qualified voter in the place of such registration or attempted registration; whoever registers or attempts to register under a name other than his own; whoever represents or attempts to represent himself as some other person to an election commissioner, registrar or assistant registrar; whoever gives a false answer to an election commissioner, registrar, or assistant registrar respecting any matter relating to his registration or his right to vote; whoever otherwise illegally registers or attempts to register; whoever knowingly provides false information in connection with automatic voter registration under section 65 of chapter 51; or whoever aids or abets any other person in doing any of the acts above mentioned, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.","path":["Part I","Title VIII","Chapter 56"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter56/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:51Z","sha256":"884ddd95d4912f71bb607c8a7499da44e7da0d5994450750fd1a7127067afdc0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-56-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}