Town Election: A Guide to Election Day in Lexington (UPDATED 4 p.m.)

Your one-stop shop for info on polling locations, sample ballots and dispatches from the field.

Updated 4 p.m. -- The voting booths at Cary Hall, home to the polling locations for precincts 1 and 5, were completely empty just before 3 p.m. The good news, however, was that the voter turnout had hit triple digits. With that being said, election workers were not optimistic about hitting 200. Low turnout was reported throughout the day by voters around town. But this town election did have some chatting about the special state election(s) to come and what the various scenarios might mean in terms of cost and candidates. You can read more about that here. Updated 11:46 a.m. -- Low and slow can be a good thing when it comes to barbeque. When it comes to elections, not so much. But that's how reports from around town are describing the …

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Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 30

High school sports, looking ahead to the New Year today in Lexington.

1. Today in Town Government: According to the town website, there are no public meetings posted for today. Also, if you have outstanding business to take care of at a town office, get it done today, because they're all closed Monday in observance of New Years, which falls on Sunday. 2. Today in High School Sports: The Lexington High girls varsity ice hockey team hosts Arlington Catholic at 11 a.m. at the Hayden Ice Arena, while the boys Varsity Ice Hockey hosts Bedford High at 7:30 p.m. at Hayden. At 9 p.m., the LHS girls junior varsity ice hockey team hosts Andover High, also at Hayden. 3. This is Your Two-Week Warning: Nomination papers for offices on the March 6, 2012 Annual Town Election ballot may be obtained from the Town Clerk's …

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Lexington Officials Pull Papers, Prepare Campaigns

Thursday, Dec. 15 was the first day on which candidates could pull papers to run in Lexington's annual Town Elections in March. By mid-afternoon, three had done so. And two of them had campaign websites set up.

Yesterday was the first day for candidates seeking elected office to pull papers in advance of Lexington’s March 6 town elections. By mid-afternoon, three candidates had signed on to see re-election, according to the Town Clerk’s office. Those candidates were current School Committee members Jessie Steigerwald and Mary Ann Stewart, the current chair, and Selectman Peter Kelley. Stewart sent an official announcement to Patch before heading out to pull papers yesterday morning and has an active website and twitter account (@mascipioni).  “Lexington’s public schools are the pride of our community, a key component of our quality of life, and why so many of us choose to live here,” Stewart said in her announcement. “Yet, as we prepare to enter …

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ELECTION 2012: Lexington Could Pair Presidential Primaries, Local Elections

Town Clerk Donna Hooper offers suggestions for dealing with "challenging" election year.

They say all politics is local, and that could be the case for Lexington voters in March 2012 if officials act on Town Clerk Donna Hooper's recommendation to hold annual Town Elections and the presidential primaries on the same day. Deciding who to vote for may not be the only challenge for Lexington in 2012, according to Hooper, who said school renovation work, newly drawn precinct boundaries and holidays are other potential factors affecting presidential and state primaries, the annual town election and the big one next November. Due to some of those elements, along with potential for cost savings, Hooper is recommending the town hold its annual election the same day as the presidential primary in March, provided that the latter is not …

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