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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55 – Disclosure and Regulation of Campaign Expenditures and Contributions | Midpage
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Massachusetts General Laws
Part I
Title VIII
Chapter 55
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55
Disclosure and Regulation of Campaign Expenditures and Contributions
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Definitions
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Accounts of contributions and expenditures; violations; penalties
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Director of campaign and political finance; selection; term; powers and duties; judicial review of decisions; procedure for violations; penalties; disclosure of fund transfers
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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
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Restrictions on expenditures; penalties
6A
Contributions from political action committees; limitations
6B
Ballot question committee; contributions
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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
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Political contributions by corporations; penalties
8A
Media organization offering time and space to qualified candidates at no cost or reduced price; limitations
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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
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Name and address of donor; disclosure; penalties
10A
Treatment of contributions to candidates through intermediaries or conduits
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Solicitations from candidates prohibited; exception; penalties
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Soliciting of money for nomination papers prohibited; penalties
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Solicitation or receipt of political campaign contributions by appointive public officers or employees prohibited; exception; penalties
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Soliciting contributions in public buildings prohibited; penalties
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Political contributions by public officers or employees restricted; penalties
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Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty
16A
Obligation to make political contribution or render political service; penalty
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Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties
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Public service status of officers or employees protected relative to political contributions; penalty
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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
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Legal defense, inauguration or recount funds
18F
Electioneering communication expenditures
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Independent expenditure or electioneering communication; disclosure statement regarding identity of financially responsible individual or entity; form; disclosure of top contributors; penalty for violation
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Campaign funds; designation of depository
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Persons or corporations making contributions; filing of reports with director; penalties
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Expenditures for political purpose; report; punishment for violation; examination of accounts
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Persons acting for political committees; accounts and vouchers to treasurers
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Place for filing statements or reports; signing
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Preservation of statements and reports by director; public inspection and reproduction
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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
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Furnishing forms for statements and reports, and summary of chapter
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Inspection of statements and reports; delinquencies; notice; filing
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Failure to file statement, report or affidavit; notice to and duties of director and attorney general
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Courts' authority to compel filing of statements
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Immunity of witnesses
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Corrupt practices by candidate defined
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Election petitions for corrupt practices; procedure
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Application of preceding sections
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Inquests upon complaint for violations
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Conduct of inquests
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Witnesses; attendance; process; fees
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Stenographer
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Witnesses; binding over to superior court
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Apprehension of offenders
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Witnesses; compulsory testimony; immunity
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Forwarding certified copy of record of final judgment or conviction to city or town clerk; disqualification of defendant as voter