STATE STATUTES & CODES

MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES AND CODES

CHAPTER 55 DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

• Section 1 Definitions
• Section 2 Accounts of contributions and expenditures; violations; penalties
• Section 3 Director of campaign and political finance; selection; term; powers and duties; judicial review of decisions; procedure for violations; penalties
• Section 4 Repealed, 1986, 631, Sec. 3
• Section 5 Political committees; statement of organization; officers; duties; expenditures; incorporation; penalties
• Section 5A Elected public officials; principal officers of political action committees
• Section 5B Names or phrases identifying political committees in organizational statements
• Section 6 Restrictions on expenditures; penalties
• Section 6A Contributions from political action committees; limitations
• Section 6B Ballot question committee; contributions
• Section 7 Receipts, disbursements and contributions regulated; limitations; penalties
• Section 7A Campaign contributions to candidates from individuals; limitation; contributions from legislative and executive agents
• Section 8 Political contributions by corporations; penalties
• Section 8A Media organization offering time and space to qualified candidates at no cost or reduced price; limitations
• Section 9 Contributions and expenditures over $50; use of credit card by committee; penalties
• Section 9A Contributions by electronic means; acceptance by political action committees; authorization cards
• Section 10 Name and address of donor; disclosure; penalties
• Section 10A Treatment of contributions to candidates through intermediaries or conduits
• Section 11 Solicitations from candidates prohibited; exception; penalties
• Section 12 Soliciting of money for nomination papers prohibited; penalties
• Section 13 Solicitation or receipt of political campaign contributions by appointive public officers or employees prohibited; exception; penalties
• Section 14 Soliciting contributions in public buildings prohibited; penalties
• Section 15 Political contributions by public officers or employees restricted; penalties
• Section 16 Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty
• Section 16A Obligation to make political contribution or render political service; penalty
• Section 16B Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties
• Section 17 Public service status of officers or employees protected relative to political contributions; penalty
• Section 18 Reports of contributions and expenditures; persons required to file; contents; reporting periods; time limits; penalties
• Section 18A Reports of independent expenditures
• Section 18B Candidate or elected official sponsoring fund raising event on behalf of non-resident candidate; reports of contributions; penalty
• Section 18C Electronic reporting system; candidates and political committees; campaign finance reports and activity statements
• Section 19 Campaign funds; designation of depository
• Section 20 Repealed, 1979, 335, Sec. 2
• Section 21 Repealed, 1979, 335, Sec. 3
• Section 22 Corporations making contributions; filing of reports with director; penalties
• Section 22A Expenditures for political purpose; report; punishment for violation; examination of accounts
• Section 23 Persons acting for political committees; accounts and vouchers to treasurers
• Section 24 Place for filing statements; signing
• Section 25 Preservation of statements and reports by director; public inspection and reproduction
• Section 26 Preservation of statements and reports by city or town clerk; public inspection and reproduction
• Section 27 Furnishing blanks and forms for statements and reports, and summary of laws
• Section 28 Inspection of statements and reports; delinquencies; notice; filing
• Section 29 Failure to file statement, report or affidavit; notice to and duties of director and attorney general
• Section 30 Courts’ authority to compel filing of statements
• Section 31 Immunity of witnesses
• Section 32 Corrupt practices by candidate defined
• Section 33 Election petitions for corrupt practices; procedure
• Section 34 Application of preceding sections
• Section 35 Inquests upon complaint for violations
• Section 36 Conduct of inquests
• Section 37 Witnesses; attendance; process; fees
• Section 38 Stenographer
• Section 39 Witnesses; binding over to superior court
• Section 40 Apprehension of offenders
• Section 41 Witnesses; compulsory testimony; immunity
• Section 42 Forwarding certified copy of record of final judgment or conviction to city or town clerk; disqualification of defendant as voter

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