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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS <br /> WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN <br /> SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH <br /> WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION <br /> Middlesex, ss. <br /> To the Constables of the Town of Lexington <br /> GREETINGS: <br /> In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town <br /> who are qualified to vote in the State Election to vote at: <br /> PRECINCT ONE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT TWO, BOWMAN SCHOOL, PRECINCT <br /> THREE, JONAS CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, PRECINCT FOUR, BRIDGE SCHOOL, PRECINCT FIVE, <br /> CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING; PRECINCT SIX, WILLIAM DIAMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL, PRECINCT <br /> SEVEN, ESTABROOK SCHOOL, PRECINCT EIGHT, SAMUEL HADLEY PUBLIC SERVICES <br /> BUILDING; PRECINCT NINE, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL, <br /> on TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER,2010, from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. for the <br /> following purpose: <br /> To cast their votes in the State Election for the candidates for the following offices: <br /> GOVERNOR/LT GOVERNOR.... FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH <br /> ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH <br /> SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH <br /> TREASURER.. FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH <br /> AUDITOR. ... .FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH <br /> REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS ... ...... . .... 7111 DISTRICT <br /> COUNCILLOR 3rd DISTRICT (Precincts 3,8, 9) <br /> COUNCILLOR. eh DISTRICT (Precincts 1,2,4,5,6,7) <br /> SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT ... .3'1 MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 3, 8, 9) <br /> SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT 4th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 1,2,4,5,6,7) <br /> REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT ....9th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 2,3, 4) <br /> REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT15th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 1,5,6,7,8,9) <br /> DISTRICT ATTORNEY .... NORTHERN DISTRICT <br /> SHERIFF MIDDLESEX COUNTY <br /> QUESTION 1. LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION <br /> Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives <br /> before May 4,2010? <br /> SUMMARY <br /> This proposed law would remove the Massachusetts sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol,where the sale of <br /> such beverages and alcohol or their importation into the state is already subject to a separate excise tax under state law <br /> The proposed law would take effect on January 1,2011. <br /> A YES VOTE would remove the state sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol where their sale or importation into the <br /> state is subject to an excise tax under state law <br /> A NO VOTE would make no change in the state sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol. <br /> QUESTION 2: LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION <br /> Do you approve of a law summarized below,on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives <br /> before May 4,2010? <br /> SUNIMARY <br /> This proposed law would repeal an existing state law that allows a qualified organization wishing to build government- <br /> subsidized housing that includes low-or moderate-income units to apply for a single comprehensive permit from a city or <br /> town's zoning board of appeals(ZBA),instead of separate permits from each local agency or official having jurisdiction <br /> over any aspect of the proposed housing.The repeal would take effect on January 1,2011,but would not stop or otherwise <br /> affect any proposed housing that had already received both a comprehensive permit and a building permit for at least one <br /> unit. <br /> Under the existing law,the ZBA holds a public hearing on the application and considers the recommendations of local <br /> agencies and officials.The ZBA may grant a comprehensive permit that may include conditions or requirements concerning <br /> the height,site plan, size, shape,or building materials of the housing.Persons aggrieved by the ZBA's decision to grant a <br /> permit may appeal it to a court.If the GM.denies the permit or grants it with conditions or requirements that make the <br /> housing uneconomic to build or to operate,the applicant may appeal to the state Housing Appeals Committee(HAC). <br />