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TOWN OF LEXINGTON <br /> (Petition for Inserting An Article in the Town Meeting Warrant) <br /> We the undersigned registered voters of the Town Of Lexington do.hereby petition the Board of Selectmen to insert the <br /> following article in the warrant for the 2017 Annual Town Meeting. <br /> ARTICLE <br /> To see if the Town will vote to pass a resolution declaring that: <br /> Whereas,the current and increasing role of money in politics threatens the democratic ideals upon <br /> which our republic was founded; and, <br /> whereas,the Town holds an important position in the historical development of this republic; and, <br /> whereas, it is incumbent upon the heirs of this history to speak out when the republic is threatened by <br /> the accelerated advance of oligarchy- in place of government of the people, by the people and for the <br /> people; <br /> now, therefore, be it resolved it is the position of the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts, that in order <br /> to ensure that our elected officials represent all citizens, tough new anti-corruption laws must be passed <br /> by Congress and the Massachusetts General Court, including legislation to prohibit politicians from <br /> taking campaign money from industries they regulate; put limits on unregulated SuperPACs and other <br /> groups; increase transparency for campaign funding; stop elected representatives and senior staff from <br /> negotiating jobs while in office and bar them from all lobbying activity for five years once they leave; <br /> empower all voters through a $100 or more tax rebate to contribute to the candidates they support; and <br /> strengthen agencies and ethics committees to enforce the rules against politicians and special interests <br /> that break campaign finance law. <br /> ign re Name Print Street Address Precinct <br /> 4 Q,V I; <br /> 1 T er <br /> 2 KAI <br /> ` i S r�av�u 2b C(n Bldg <br /> ll <br /> 3 V�' esl/1 �r �tVg <br /> 4 � Clit Q,� 1 Q r�5�✓) O �J O SS rwicmf <br /> 73 Grq.rs/G st 3 <br /> 7 , V�m6 1 SS B J �t.�Dti s �,Jls <br /> 8 h�,cv�� Co ba-�!& <br /> 9 yQ _.ea, , 4J,`!//ems <br /> 10 F fc.hv­ihU{ <br /> 11 <br /> 12 <br /> We certify that ten(10)above signatures checked are names of qualified voters from the Town of Lexington. <br /> nn <br /> BOARD OF REGISTRARS: Q ll <br /> NOV 2 8 2016 <br /> SELECTMEN <br />