I had thought (could be wrong) that Hanscom residents vote in Lincoln. That could explain the 5000 registered voters. It is unlikely that residents of Hanscom would be motivated to attend town meeting and vote on local Lincoln issues. I’d love to know if this could be the case. Davida Loewenstein
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 8:36 AM, Garrick Niemiec <[email protected]> wrote: On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 9:52 PM Garrick Niemiec <[email protected]> wrote: 5000 voters are on record On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 9:36 PM Barbara Low <[email protected]> wrote: I thought there were about 5000 residents, not voters. Does anyone know the actual number of voters? Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for AndroidFrom: Lincoln <[email protected]> on behalf of Sara Mattes <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 8:22:46 PM To: Garrick Niemiec <[email protected]> Cc: Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Wow 800 Lincoln folk vote at STM Most towns do NOT do this.Laws which govern Open Town Meeting towns are the determining factors.Perhaps all who want to come up with some new concepts should get together, like LRHA, and research and propose to the town.That would be really instructive and constructive. March will have a ballot, in addition to the TM vote -to approve the $$ for the Community Center.One could skip TM and simply vote at the ballot box the following Monday. Again, I urge all who are interested in this issue to form a study group and see what options are available. ------ Sara Mattes On Dec 11, 2023, at 8:09 PM, Garrick Niemiec <[email protected]> wrote: I couldn't disagree more...we need to make voting accessable...time for change Sara.. time for change now. Let us vote electronically...all of us remotely. C'mon most towns do it now. New comers including my family all recognize this! The system is sooo antiquated. Join us now before the march town meeting fails us again! Again and again and again! As a good friend said at STM we are not spending our money wisely! You know that...a school project for 30M turns into 100 M. Driven by current Lincoln politics including selects. Yikes! Now RLF is bankrupt? What's going on here. We're in a tailspin. Any ideas? On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 6:53 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: Garrick,Town Meeting is open to all who care enough to attend.It not a drive-by!When people make noise about wanting a secret ballot at a ballot box, there is no evidence that indicates a huge leap in participation!I don’t like the way thing unfolded or the (predictable) outcome, but it was not because voting was not available tall. ------ Sara Mattes On Dec 11, 2023, at 5:53 PM, Garrick Niemiec <[email protected]> wrote: 5000 are registered voters...this is NOT the Lincoln way!!!-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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