BERLIN — As the Nov. 3 election nears, here’s a quick look at who is on the ballot in Berlin and several nearby Coos County towns.
Sample ballots by municipality can be viewed online at www.sos.nh.gov/electins/sample -ballots. On that page, readers can scroll down to find the sample ballot of the specific city or town they would like to view.
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