Evaluation of Massachusetts county websites
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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Massachusetts county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Massachusetts's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
| means that information is included on the government website | |
| means that the information was not provided on the government website | |
| means that information was partially provided |
Check the page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.
Conclusions chart
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
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| 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Correcting errors
If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a Massachusetts county, you can report the error by emailing us.