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Divided Cape Board Issues Sharks-and-Seals Proclamation

Matthew McDonald

The Barnstable County Commissioners have declared August 2019 to be Cape Cod Gray Seal and Great White Shark Awareness Month.

The commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the proclamation Wednesday, July 31, and all three signed it.

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Ranked-Choice Voting Supporters Planning To Try Ballot Question in 2020

Matthew McDonald

Supporters of ranked-choice voting plan to try to get a referendum on the 2020 Massachusetts general election ballot.

"While we will continue advocating for the successful passage of two ranked choice voting bills before the Legislature this session, we are finalizing language to submit to the Attorney General as the first step toward getting RCV before the voters on the 2020 ballot," said Emily Fitzmaurice, a spokesman for Voter Choice Massachusetts, in a statement to State House News Service.

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