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The League of Women Voters of Lexington’s First Friday presentation on the November 3 Ballot Questions feature Jonathan Cohn.
Jonathan Cohn is the Policy Director for Progressive Massachusetts, a multi-issue grassroots organization that advocates for state level policy. He has been active in campaigns to expand voting rights, strengthen immigrants' rights, increase education funding, and make a fairer tax code, among many more. He has also been a volunteer, neighborhood team leader, regional coordinator, or campaign manager for various candidate campaigns and ballot initiatives at the city, state, county, and national level.
Andrew Mikula with the Legalize Starter Homes ballot committee (better known as Yes on 7) will also be joining the discussion.
There are nine ballot questions statewide on the November 3, 2026 state election that cover a variety of issues. In addition, in Lexington there are two additional ballot (except for Precinct 6 where there are ten) questions that are nonbinding and refer to legislator stipends. Mr. Cohn will explain what will happen if these questions pass and what effect that will have on citizens and communities. Every household in Lexington has received the Secretary of State’s Information for Voters booklet, the “Red Book” and you are urged to bring it with you.
The LWVMA Board votes to support, oppose, or take no position on specific ballot questions based on positions or goals previously researched and adopted by the League. As a nonpartisan political organization, LWVMA does not endorse political parties or candidates, but does advocate for issues that the organization has studied and on which it has taken a position.
Since May, when the Bulletin first wrote about proposed ballot questions, the original list of twelve has been reduced to nine, which will appear on the ballot in the following order:
| Question | Title | Description | LWVMA position |
| 1 | Expanding the Public Records Law | improve public access | support |
| 2 | Collective Bargaining for CPCS Employees | no position | |
| 3 | State Primary Elections | implement all-party state primaries with top 2 candidates to advance to the general election | no position |
| 4 | Election Day Registration | make voting easier for all eligible voters | support |
| 5 | State Revenue Limit & Rebate | Limit state tax collection growth and return surpluses to taxpayers | oppose |
| 6 | Natural Resource Conservation Fund | no position | |
| 7 | Single Family Homes | permit single family homes on smaller lots | support |
| 8 | Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana | no position | |
| 9 | Firearms Regulation | approve firearms law passed in the last legislative session | support |
This program is the second in the 2026-2027 First Friday Forum series hosted by the League of Women Voters to promote awareness and understanding of public policy issues. There will be time for Q&A after the program. LexMedia will record the program.
For more information about the forum or other activities of the League, go to https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/lexington/calendar. To see previous First Friday Forums, go to Past Eventsin the Calendar and search for "First Friday" All Lexington League forums are free and open to the public.
The 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. All League forums are free and open to the public. For more information about the League go to https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/lexington.
