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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-16-VISION2025-min (DUPLICATE)1 VFL Subcommittee on Local Election Voter Participation February 16, 2024 10 AM Zoom Minutes Members in Attendance: Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Dan Joyner, Fernando Quezada, Eileen Zalisk, Jeri Zeder The meeting was called to order at 10:02 AM. A quorum was present. Chair Jeri Zeder read the script for remotely conducted open meetings. Members voted unanimously: Cohen, Aye, Coppe Aye, Joyner Aye, Quezada Aye, Zalisk, Aye, Zeder, Aye. Approval of the January 19, 2024 minutes was moved by Jeri Zeder and seconded by Fernando Quezada with two edits: add Marian Cohen to attendees, correct reference to Cohen’s work in #2 and voted unanimously. Voice vote: Cohen, Aye, Coppe Aye, Joyner Aye, Quezada Aye, Zalisk, Aye, Zeder, Aye Discussion items 1. Progress on writing assignments Coppe on Voting History in Lexington • Get information from Town Clerk on breakdown of local voting on early voting, mail in voting, absentee voting (will wait until after March 5 elections) • Information on early voting post Covid (March 3, 2020 was prior to Covid shutdown) • Breakdown of contested races in local elections, both town wide and precinct • More detail on races, names of candidates, results, etc • Data analysis, Marian Cohen will help with this. Goal is to produce 4 charts, one comparing presidential to municipal races • Comments from Fernando on encouraging civic engagement; will getting data and making it available do this • Need to identify parameters in presidential and state elections versus municipal elections • Example of steps Town can take is to make sure that election information needs to be at top of homepage on website. Recent inquiry from a citizen pointed out this discrepancy to the Town Manager and it has been corrected. Zeder on Civic Curriculum in Lexington Schools • Lengthy piece will be summarized for the report • Full piece will go in appendix The March meeting will be March 15, 2024 at 10 AM by Zoom Minutes submitted by Margaret Coppe