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Calling Becket and Washington residents: join us on May 4 to get up to speed on local resources, discuss community issues, and enjoy music and food. Childcare will be provided. Register and find out more.
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