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A ballot initiative related to the Barnstable County charter was narrowly rejected at the polls on Tuesday, falling short in most of the Cape's towns.. Question 6, a referendum that proposed to ...
There are five Massachusetts ballot questions. Polls are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, but early voting starts Oct. 19. ... Also on the ballot for Barnstable County positions.
In Barnstable County, these offices are on the primary ballot: U.S. senator, U.S. representative, Governor's Council member, state senator, state representative, register of deeds, clerk of courts ...
Barnstable (/ ˈ b ɑːr n s t ə b əl / BARN-stə-bəl) is a town [3] [4] in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. [5] Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod, and is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have been granted city forms of government by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but wish to retain ...
Barnstable County is one of the oldest in the country, ranking in the top ten for highest median age (among those with at least 100,000 residents). The median age is 55 years old as of 2020 (whereas the median in the U.S. is 39 years old). It is the only county in the Northeast on the list. [11] Barnstable county municipal population trends.
The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners, made up of three elected officials, will hold elections for two seats this year. The primary election is Sept. 3 and the general election is ...
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series meant to provide voters with information ahead of the general election Nov. 5.. The House seat for the 1st Barnstable District is up for election this ...