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Town Clerk/Board of Registrars continued • Annual Town Census updated Lexington's population, with close coordination with Lexington Public Schools, and verified voter registration rolls, with Annual List of Residents published. • The Town Clerk's Office oversaw appointment notifica- tions; oaths of office, and posting of in excess of 1,000 public meetings conducted for appointed and elected boards and committee members. • Ongoing oversight of the 2009 Ethics Reform legisla- tion, imposing changes to the Conflict of Interest Law and Public Records Law and requiring notification and training of municipal employees, continues to issue re- quired training and notifications provided to board and committee members, municipal and school employees. • Fall 2012 State Primary and Presidential/State Election brought out a 17% Primary turnout and 83% turnout for the general election at which Lexington resident Jill Stein was a candidate for US President. • Annual Town Election of Monday, March 4, 2013 saw a very low 9% voter turnout from Lexington's 21,654 reg- istered voters; 7'O`U1/N OF LEXINGTON 21 from previous page • Special Elections — The resignation of US Senator John Kerry in early 2013 to accept appointment as US Secre- tary of State brought forth an April 2013 Special State Primary and June 2013 Special State Election at which Congressman Edward J. Markey was elected US Senator. Fall 2013 elections will fill the Representative in Con- gress vacancy created by Edward Markey's resignation. Annual Town Meeting convened on March 18th in the newly named Margery M. Battin Hall/Cary Memorial Building, covering 34 warrant articles in 8 sessions, with a March 18th Special Town Meeting held within the Annual to consider the purchase of land and buildings near 33 Marrett Rd; and June 17th Special Town Meet- ing to approve Tax Increment Financing Plan for Hart- well Ave properties. Registrars forwarded recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for annual election officer appointments; cer- tified Initiative Petitions for ballot questions, candidates for the US Senate Special State Primary and Special State Election. STATISTICS Population 1/1/2011- 12/31/2011 32,525 7/1/2011- 12/31/2011 32,525 1/1/2012- 6/30/2012 33,098 7/1/11- 6/30/12 33,098 7/1/2012- 6/30/2013 32,87 Vital Statistics Births 189 116 99 215 20 Marriages 74 45 37 82 9 Deaths 275 158 167 325 28 Licenses Dogs 2,317 727 1,460 2,187 2,27 Raffle 17 8 10 18 1 Business Certificates 261 138 106 244 261 Flammable 26 1 27 28 2 Today's Town Clerk serves as the 35th person in the town's 300 year history to hold the position of Town Clerk, and the third appointed clerk since adoption of the Selectman - Town Manager Act of 1968. Matthew Bridge was elect- ed in 1713 as the first Town Clerk. James Carroll [1931- 1965], having held office for 34 years, is the longest to serve as Town Clerk. The Cary Memorial Building has served as the primary venue for Lexington's Town Meetings since its construction in 1927, many years since the meetings of townsmen were first held at the Meeting House on the Common, followed by the Town Hall at 1475 Massachu- setts Ave (Main St until 1894), then the Town Hall located at 1735 Massachusetts Ave until demolition in 1927.