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URL:https://lexcan.org/events/league-of-women-voters-first-friday-event-20
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SUMMARY:League of Women Voters First Friday Event: 2026 Ballot Questions: W
 hat You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:The League of Women Voters of Lexington’s First Friday presen
 tation on the November 3 Ballot Questions will be on Friday\, October 2\, 
 2026\, 9:30 AM at the Lexington Community Center and features Jonathan Coh
 n.\nJonathan Cohn is the Policy Director for Progressive Massachuset
 ts\, a multi-issue grassroots organization that advocates for state level
  policy. He has been active in campaigns to expand voting rights\, stre
 ngthen immigrants' rights\, increase education funding\, and make a faire
 r tax code\, among many more. He has also been a volunteer\, neighborhood 
 team leader\, regional coordinator\, or campaign manager for various candi
 date campaigns and ballot initiatives at the city\, state\, county\, and
  national level.\nAndrew Mikula with the Legalize Starter Homes ballot com
 mittee (better known as Yes on 7) will also be joining the discussion.\nTh
 ere are nine ballot questions statewide on the November 3\, 2026 state ele
 ction that cover a variety of issues. In addition\, in Lexington there are
  two additional ballot (except for Precinct 6 where there are ten) questio
 ns that are nonbinding and refer to legislator stipends. Mr. Cohn will exp
 lain what will happen if these questions pass and what effect that will ha
 ve on citizens and communities. Every household in Lexington has received 
 the Secretary of State’s Information for Voters booklet\, the “Red Boo
 k” and you are urged to bring it with you.\nThis program is the second i
 n the 2025-2026 LWV First Friday Forum series hosted by the League of Wome
 n Voters to promote awareness and understanding of public policy issues.\n
 Lex Media will record the program for future viewing. There will be time f
 or Q&amp\;A after the program. For more information about the League and t
 his program go to: https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/lexington\nThe League 
 of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the principles
  of self-government established in the Constitution of the United States. 
 The League works to promote political responsibility through informed and 
 active participation of citizens in government. For more information\, con
 tact the League convener Margaret Coppe at mecoppe@gmail.com.\nAll Lexingt
 on League forums are free and open to the public.
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LOCATION:Lexington Community Center\, 39 Marrett Road\, Lexington\, United 
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