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Ten questions and the Republican candidates on Harwich’s ballot. Tap either side of the card to see the details.
Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3
Register by Saturday, Oct. 24
THE LINEUP
Side by side. On the record. Every line carries its receipt.
On every ballot in Massachusetts
The 10 Ballot Questions
Our recommendations, question by question.
NO on county Question A
YES on 1, 5
NO on 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
No recommendation on 8
A
VOTE NO
Barnstable County: County Charter Study Commission
1
VOTE YES
Expanding the Public Records Law
2
VOTE NO
Collective Bargaining for CPCS Employees
3
VOTE NO
State Primary Elections
4
VOTE NO
Election Day Registration
5
VOTE YES
State Revenue Limit & Rebate
6
VOTE NO
Natural Resource Conservation Fund
7
VOTE NO
Single Family Homes
8
NO RECOMMENDATION
Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult-Use Marijuana
A YES vote stops retail sales. A NO vote keeps them.
9
VOTE NO
Firearms Regulation
Asked backwards: YES keeps Chapter 135, NO repeals it.
The ballot will likely run three pages. Read every question to the end, and finish every page.
On Harwich’s ballot
The Republican Slate
Statewide Office

Governor
Mike Minogue
Combat veteran and former Abiomed CEO who built a heart-pump company and sold it to Johnson & Johnson.
See Healey vs. Minogue, side by side »minogueforma.com →
Secretary of State
Anne Brensley
Wayland Select Board member and CEO of DevCo North America; Suffolk Law graduate.
annebrensley.com →
Attorney General
Michael Walsh
Massachusetts attorney. Backs the voter-approved audit of the Legislature and local control over zoning.
mikewalshforag.com →
Treasurer
Elizabeth Dionne
Attorney and former chair of the Belmont Select Board, running as “the Taxpayers’ Treasurer.”
votedionne.com →Federal Office

U.S. Senate
John Deaton
Trial attorney, U.S. Marine veteran and cancer survivor.
See Markey vs. Deaton, side by side »johndeatonforsenate.com →
Congress · 9th District
Tyler Macallister
Former chair of the Mattapoisett Select Board; works in the marine industry.
See Keating vs. Macallister, side by side »macallister4congress.com →County Office

Barnstable County Commissioner
Adam Hogue
Barnstable small-business owner and 20-year Army veteran, running for the one County Commissioner seat on the ballot.
See Hogue vs. Gessen, side by side »hogue4thecape.com →
Register of Probate · Barnstable County
Anastasia Welsh Perrino
Barnstable County’s Register of Probate since 2008. Practiced law on the Cape for fourteen years before joining the court.
electanastasia.com →State Senate (Cape & Islands) and State Representative (4th Barnstable): no Republican is on the ballot.
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The Lineup: GovernorHealey vs. Minogue on the recordThe Lineup: U.S. SenateMarkey vs. Deaton on the recordThe Lineup: CongressKeating vs. Macallister on the recordThe Lineup: CountyHogue vs. Gessen on the record
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