It's Fall Town Meeting Season! Town Meeting + Town Election Info for Cape Cod
Fall Town Meeting season is here and - with many towns making up for lost time due to COVID-related postponements and cancellations - there are lots of updates to share! Some towns proceeded with holding their Annual Town Meetings and local elections in the spring/early summer, as is customary. Others postponed their Annual Town Meeting or combined it with the "special" Town Meeting format typically seen in the fall season.
To help you keep track, we've updated our quick and easy reference graphics and provided a comprehensive list of Town Meeting and Town Election info by town. Each listing includes website links where you can find additional info, like your Town Meeting warrant (agenda).*
- Know before you go. Many towns have chosen to hold their meetings outdoors with specific social distancing or health guidelines in place to protect attendees - be sure to check the rules for your town before you go.
- Mail-in vs. in-person voting. For Town Elections, most towns continue to encourage voting by mail, and some have automatically mailed ballots, bypassing the typical request process required for mail-in voting. To find out more about mail-in ballots, contact your Town Clerk.
- Why do we share information on Town Meeting and elections? Because participating in your Town Meeting and voting in your town election are two of the most effective ways to have your voice heard on issues that impact your daily life, right here on the Cape.
If you're new to Town Meeting, or want to learn more, check out our Intro to Town Meeting slide deck, or the very informative Citizen's Guide to Town Meeting, created by the Office of the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.
*Note that we are doing our best to keep these details up to date, but you should always consider the Town Clerk's office for your town to be the most accurate and current source of information on meetings and elections. Many towns have this information online, or you can find out more through a quick call to your Town Hall.


Barnstable
Note: Barnstable has a Council-Town Manager form of government, and therefore does not hold a Citizens' Town Meeting.
Bourne
Town Election: Held Tuesday, June 23; no fall election
Town Meeting: Monday, November 16 @ 7 PM | Location TBA
For More Info: https://www.townofbourne.com/calendar/upcoming
Brewster
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election
Town Meeting: Saturday, September 12
For More Info: https://www.brewster-ma.gov/
Chatham
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Annual Meeting held in June; no fall meeting information available
For More Info: https://www.chatham-ma.gov/town-meeting
Dennis
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election
Town Meeting: Saturday, October 3 @ 10 AM | Nathaniel H. Wixon School, 901 Rte 134
For More Info: https://www.town.dennis.ma.us/town-clerk/pages/town-meeting-information
Eastham
Town Election: Tuesday, October 6
Town Meeting: Saturday, September 26 @ 10 AM | Nauset Regional High School Football Field
For More Info: https://www.eastham-ma.gov/town-clerk/pages/town-meeting-minutes-warrants
Falmouth
Town Election: Held in May; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Monday, November 16 | Time and location TBA
Note: Falmouth has a representative or "closed" form of Town Meeting, whereby only elected voter representatives attend
For More Info: http://www.falmouthmass.us/472...
Harwich
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Saturday, September 26 @ 10 AM | Monomoy Regional High School Football Field
For More Info: https://www.harwich-ma.gov/home/news/2020-annual-town-meeting-warrant
Mashpee
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Annual Meeting held in June; no fall meeting information available
Further Details: https://www.mashpeema.gov/home...
Orleans
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Annual Meeting held in June; no fall meeting information available
For More Info: https://www.town.orleans.ma.us/town-administrator/pages/2020-annual-town-meeting
Provincetown
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Monday, September 21 @ 5 PM | St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church Parking Lot, 11 Prince St.
For More Info: https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/1352/2020-Annual-Town-Meeting
Sandwich
Town Election: Held in May; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Held in June; no fall meeting information available
For More Info: http://sandwichmass.org/1512/Town-Meeting-2020
Truro
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Saturday, September 26 @ Noon | Truro Central School
For More Info: https://www.truro-ma.gov/node/126476
Wellfleet
Town Election: Tuesday, September 8
Town Meeting: Saturday, September 12
For More Info: https://www.wellfleet-ma.gov/2019-annual-town-meeting
Yarmouth
Town Election: Held in June; no fall election information available
Town Meeting: Annual Meeting held in June; no fall meeting information available
For More Info: https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/67/Town-Clerk