HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-03-VISION2025-min (Subcommittee on Local Election Voter Participation) RECEIVED
Vision For Lexington 2022 27 p ir, Ip im
TOWN CLERK
Subcommittee on Local Elections LEXINGTON MA
March 3, 2022
10 AM
Marian Cohen,Margaret Coppe, Eileen Zalisk, Jeri Zeder
Marian Cohen discussed her literature review on the subj ect of voting in local elections. The points she
made were:
• Is our goal to get more people to vote?
• Is compulsory voting a possibility?
• Would three options on the ballot produce larger turnout: YES,NO, BLANK?
• What effect does mail in voting have on turnout?
Discussion involved contacting state wide organizations for input on these questions.
• League of Women Voters of Massachusetts
• ACLUMA
• Common Cause
Would publishing Town Meeting attendance on the Town website be possible?
Would publishing Town Meeting Voting Record in an easier way to find be possible?
Would publishing Candidate Information, or links to other organizations that already do that,be possible?
Jeri Zeder is in the process of obtaining the civics curriculum from the schools.
Eileen Zalisk will look into obtaining information about household voting.
Next meeting: Thursday, April 7, 12 Noon by Zoom