Chapter
DISCLOSURE AND REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 1— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 2— Accounts of contributions and expenditures; violations; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 3— Director of campaign and political finance; selection; term; powers and duties; judicial review of decisions; procedure for violations; penalties; disclosure of fund transfers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 4— Repealed, 1986, 631, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 5— Political committees; statement of organization; officers; duties; expenditures; incorporation; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 5A— Elected public officials; principal officers of political action committees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 5B— Names or phrases identifying political committees in organizational statements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 5C— Online training program for treasurers of political committees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 6— Restrictions on expenditures; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 6A— Contributions from political action committees; limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 6B— Ballot question committee; contributions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 7— Receipts, disbursements and contributions regulated; limitations; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 7A— Campaign contributions to candidates from individuals; limitation; contributions from legislative and executive agents; contributions from gaming licensee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 8— Political contributions by corporations; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 8A— Media organization offering time and space to qualified candidates at no cost or reduced price; limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 9— Contributions and expenditures over $50 or $100; use of credit or debit card by committee; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 9A— Contributions by electronic means; acceptance by political action committees; authorization cards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 9B— Joint contributions to be attributed equally to each contributor when unspecified; rules and regulations for joint contributions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 10— Name and address of donor; disclosure; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 10A— Treatment of contributions to candidates through intermediaries or conduits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 11— Solicitations from candidates prohibited; exception; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 12— Soliciting of money for nomination papers prohibited; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 13— Solicitation or receipt of political campaign contributions by appointive public officers or employees prohibited; exception; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 14— Soliciting contributions in public buildings prohibited; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 15— Political contributions by public officers or employees restricted; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 16— Requiring political contributions or services of persons in public service prohibited; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 16A— Obligation to make political contribution or render political service; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 16B— Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 17— Public service status of officers or employees protected relative to political contributions; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18— Reports of contributions and expenditures; persons required to file; contents; reporting periods; time limits; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18A— Reports of independent expenditures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18B— Candidate or elected official sponsoring fund raising event on behalf of non-resident candidate; reports of contributions; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18C— Electronic reporting system for campaign finance reports and financial activity statements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18E— Legal defense, inauguration or recount funds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18F— Electioneering communication expenditures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 18G— Independent expenditure or electioneering communication; disclosure statement regarding identity of financially responsible individual or entity; form; disclosure of top contributors; penalty for violation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 19— Campaign funds; designation of depository
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 20— Repealed, 1979, 335, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 21— Repealed, 1979, 335, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 22— Persons or corporations making contributions; filing of reports with director; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 22A— Expenditures for political purpose; report; punishment for violation; examination of accounts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 23— Persons acting for political committees; accounts and vouchers to treasurers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 24— Place for filing statements or reports; signing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 25— Preservation of statements and reports by director; public inspection and reproduction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 27— Furnishing forms for statements and reports, and summary of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 28— Inspection of statements and reports; delinquencies; notice; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 29— Failure to file statement, report or affidavit; notice to and duties of director and attorney general
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 30— Courts' authority to compel filing of statements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 31— Immunity of witnesses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 32— Corrupt practices by candidate defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 33— Election petitions for corrupt practices; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 34— Application of preceding sections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 35— Inquests upon complaint for violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 36— Conduct of inquests
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 37— Witnesses; attendance; process; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 38— Stenographer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 39— Witnesses; binding over to superior court
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 40— Apprehension of offenders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 41— Witnesses; compulsory testimony; immunity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, § 42— Forwarding certified copy of record of final judgment or conviction to city or town clerk; disqualification of defendant as voter