This site was built and is maintained by the Vote No Yarmouth ballot question committee, a registered Massachusetts ballot question committee under MGL Chapter 55. We are a small group of Yarmouth residents who believe the May 19 ballot deserves a serious, sourced opposition argument — and that the unenrolled voters who decide most Yarmouth elections deserve real numbers, not a culture-war pitch.
Who we are
Vote No Yarmouth is a registered Massachusetts ballot question committee. The committee's treasurer is George Cappola, a Yarmouth resident. The committee was originally formed to oppose ballot Questions 1 and 2 (property tax overrides) and Question 3 (library debt exclusion) on the May 19, 2026 town election. Question 4 was added to the committee's scope in late April 2026 when the YES committee's mailer began circulating.
The committee is registered with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) and files quarterly reports as required. Pre-election report (CPF M-102) is due to the Yarmouth Town Clerk and OCPF on May 11, 2026 — eight days before the election.
How we're funded
We are not a Soros-funded operation. We are not funded by national advocacy groups. We have no out-of-state donors. The committee is funded by:
- Small individual contributions from Yarmouth residents and the immediate Cape Cod community.
- The treasurer's personal contribution to defray the committee's minimal expenses (domain registration, hosting prorate, sign printing).
The annual hosting cost for this website is approximately $13. Sign printing is the committee's largest line item. There are no consultants on retainer. There is no national advertising buy. There is no PR firm. The site is built by Yarmouth volunteers using free open-source software (WordPress) on a shared server. Stock photography is from public-domain Wikimedia Commons sources.
The committee's itemized receipts and expenditures are publicly available through the OCPF reporter portal at ocpfreporter.us and through the Yarmouth Town Clerk.
What we believe
We believe equal protection of the laws, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or immigration status, is already binding under the U.S. Constitution and Massachusetts law. We believe Yarmouth Police Department's existing policy under Lunn v. Commonwealth is the right policy. We believe the federal targeting of jurisdictions with non-binding sanctuary language is real, documented, and a serious risk Yarmouth should not volunteer for.
We believe a small town of 22,000 voters should not be making national-scale immigration policy via a 34-signature petition. We believe the unenrolled voters who decide most Yarmouth elections deserve a serious, sourced argument — not the culture-war pitch they typically get from both sides on this issue.
We do not believe in punching down on immigrants. None of the content on this site does. The argument is structural: the resolution's costs and benefits don't align in Yarmouth's favor.
What we will not publish
For the record:
- We will not publish unverified dollar figures. The defensible peak number for Massachusetts EA shelter spending is $1.96B over FY24+FY25, sourced. We will not inflate it.
- We will not publish demographic claims that are not state-attested. Healey's own framing is that 75% of EA families are longtime MA residents. The differential is the surge composition. We will use what the agencies publish.
- We will not publish unsourced anecdote as if it were data.
- We will not impersonate the YES committee. Our domain (yarmouthequalprotection.com) is clearly the opposition site. The YES committee operates a different website. We disagree with them; we do not pretend to be them.
Corrections policy
If you find a claim on this site that is not backed by a source you can verify, or that is inaccurate, contact us. We will correct or remove the claim, and we will publish a correction note on the affected page. The credibility of this site depends on getting the numbers right; we treat that as a hard rule, not a preference.
Contact
For corrections, questions, or to share your own research: [email protected]
For questions about Vote No Yarmouth committee operations, OCPF filings, or to make a contribution to the committee, contact George Cappola via the address listed in the committee's OCPF filing or by mail c/o Yarmouth Town Clerk.
Yarmouth Town Clerk & election information
- Yarmouth Town Clerk: 508-398-2231 ext. 1216
- Town Clerk page: yarmouth.ma.us/353/Town-Clerk
- OCPF reporter portal: ocpfreporter.us
- Mass.gov OCPF: ocpf.us
Vote NO on May 19
Polls are open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday May 19, 2026. Mail-in and absentee ballots are available from the Town Clerk. See the full how-to-vote page →