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Calling for volunteers: Formation of an Ad Hoc Communications Committee has been authorized by the Becket Town Administrator to create a plan to increase community engagement with Becket residents on a variety of issues and events. The Committee will consist of seven to ten members and develop a plan to improve information flow and engage
Secret Ballot Voting Not Adopted until 1892
honored Massachusetts practice but over time the method of casting ballots has changed. In 1892, Becket adopted the Australian ballot system, the system in which voters mark their choices in the privacy of a voting booth on uniform ballots that list all candidates and