Massachusetts Code — 55
Browse 59 sections in division 55 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Definitions
- § 2. Accounts of contributions and expenditures; violations; penalties
- § 3. Director of campaign and political finance; selection; term; powers and duties; judicial review of decisions; procedure for violations; penalties; disclosure of fund transfers
- § 5. Political committees; statement of organization; officers; duties; expenditures; incorporation; penalties
- § 5A. Elected public officials; principal officers of political action committees
- § 5B. Names or phrases identifying political committees in organizational statements
- § 5C. Online training program for treasurers of political committees
- § 6. Restrictions on expenditures; penalties
- § 6A. Contributions from political action committees; limitations
- § 6B. Ballot question committee; contributions
- § 7. Receipts, disbursements and contributions regulated; limitations; penalties
- § 7A. Campaign contributions to candidates from individuals; limitation; contributions from legislative and executive agents; contributions from gaming licensee
- § 8. Political contributions by corporations; penalties
- § 8A. Media organization offering time and space to qualified candidates at no cost or reduced price; limitations
- § 9. Contributions and expenditures over $50 or $100; use of credit or debit card by committee; penalties
- § 9A. Contributions by electronic means; acceptance by political action committees; authorization cards
- § 9B. Joint contributions to be attributed equally to each contributor when unspecified; rules and regulations for joint contributions
- § 10. Name and address of donor; disclosure; penalties
- § 10A. Treatment of contributions to candidates through intermediaries or conduits
- § 11. Solicitations from candidates prohibited; exception; penalties
- § 12. Soliciting of money for nomination papers prohibited; penalties
- § 13. Solicitation or receipt of political campaign contributions by appointive public officers or employees prohibited; exception; penalties
- § 14. Soliciting contributions in public buildings prohibited; penalties
- § 15. Political contributions by public officers or employees restricted; penalties
- § 16. Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty
- § 16A. Obligation to make political contribution or render political service; penalty
- § 16B. Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties
- § 17. Public service status of officers or employees protected relative to political contributions; penalty
- § 18. Reports of contributions and expenditures; persons required to file; contents; reporting periods; time limits; penalties
- § 18A. Reports of independent expenditures
- § 18B. Candidate or elected official sponsoring fund raising event on behalf of non-resident candidate; reports of contributions; penalty
- § 18C. Electronic reporting system for campaign finance reports and financial activity statements
- § 18D. Expenditures paid by or to vendors on behalf of political committee or on behalf of individual or group required to file report of ballot question expenditures
- § 18E. Legal defense, inauguration or recount funds
- § 18F. Electioneering communication expenditures
- § 18G. Independent expenditure or electioneering communication; disclosure statement regarding identity of financially responsible individual or entity; form; disclosure of top contributors; penalty for violation
- § 19. Campaign funds; designation of depository
- § 22. Persons or corporations making contributions; filing of reports with director; penalties
- § 22A. Expenditures for political purpose; report; punishment for violation; examination of accounts
- § 23. Persons acting for political committees; accounts and vouchers to treasurers
- § 24. Place for filing statements or reports; signing
- § 25. Preservation of statements and reports by director; public inspection and reproduction
- § 26. Preservation of statements and reports by city or town clerk; public inspection and reproduction; posting of campaign finance reports required by Sec. 18 on website
- § 27. Furnishing forms for statements and reports, and summary of chapter
- § 28. Inspection of statements and reports; delinquencies; notice; filing
- § 29. Failure to file statement, report or affidavit; notice to and duties of director and attorney general
- § 30. Courts' authority to compel filing of statements
- § 31. Immunity of witnesses
- § 32. Corrupt practices by candidate defined
- § 33. Election petitions for corrupt practices; procedure
- § 34. Application of preceding sections
- § 35. Inquests upon complaint for violations
- § 36. Conduct of inquests
- § 37. Witnesses; attendance; process; fees
- § 38. Stenographer
- § 39. Witnesses; binding over to superior court
- § 40. Apprehension of offenders
- § 41. Witnesses; compulsory testimony; immunity
- § 42. Forwarding certified copy of record of final judgment or conviction to city or town clerk; disqualification of defendant as voter