HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-20-VISION2025-min (Subcommittee on Local Election Voter Participation) DRAFT VFL Subcommittee on Local Election Voter Participation
September 20, 2024
10 AM
Zoom
Draft Minutes
Members in Attendance: Margaret Coppe, Marian Cohen, Dan Joyner, Fernando Quezada, Eileen Zalisk, Jeri
Zeder
The meeting was called to order at 10:04 AM. A quorum was present. Chair Jeri Zeder read the script for
remotely conducted open meetings.
Members voted unanimously: Coppe Aye, Cohen Aye, Joyner Aye, Quezada, Aye, Zalisk Aye, Zeder Aye.
Approval of the August 26, 2024 minutes was moved by Jeri Zeder and seconded by Marian Cohen and voted
unanimously. Voice vote: Coppe Aye, Cohen, Aye, Joyner Aye, Quezada, Aye, Zalisk, Aye, Zeder, Aye.
"Get Ready to Vote"on September 17, 2024, 2:30-5:00 PM at The Depot, co-sponsored by the League of
Women Voters of Lexington. 12 students volunteered. Four new voters signed up. One checked voter
registration. State Representative Michelle Ciccolo took some of the students into the center to distribute flyers.
Due to painting at the Depot, the location had to be moved. The new location was not ideal.
Students learned how to access the Secretary of State's website to check on voter registration and to register
voters. Suggestion was to perhaps run a mini Citizens Academy with emphasis on the mechanics of voting.
Question about whether the school curriculum covers voting mechanics.
Marian reported that she has been able to extract the report on age distribution in voting, focusing on two debt
exclusion elections that had schools on them. She thanked Joe Pato for his help.
Data from the 2012 and 2016 debt exclusion votes
Turnout by age
20-30 Low
40-50-60 Highest
70 Low
She will send this information to Jeri for the next draft.
Marian was asked if she can do similar comparisons in other elections.
Eileen will schedule meeting with Town Clerk after the November election to get more information on voter
turnout.
Discussion Fourth Draft of Proposed Report
Marian had a question about differences in turnout when local election is on the same day as presidential
primary.
Margaret had a question about the statement on page 21 about the Select Board's ability to call special elections
for municipal elections.
Jeri moved adjournment at 11:03 AM.
Members voted unanimously: Coppe Aye, Cohen Aye, Joyner Aye, Quezada Aye, Zalisk Aye, Zeder Aye.
The next meeting will be October 18, 2024 at 10 AM by Zoom
Minutes submitted by
Margaret Coppe
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