March 2024 Election

On March 5, 2024, Lexington voters will have the opportunity to vote for candidates for local office:

• Select Board (one position)

• School Committee (two positions)

• Planning Board (two positions)

• Town Moderator (one position)

• Town Meeting (several positions per precinct)

Below we provide information about candidates for town-wide offices that are contested. We hope you will read this information and vote!

• Register to vote by February 24.

• Learn about voting early (in person, February 24 to March 1).

• Fill this form to vote by mail.

• Find your voting location to vote in person on Election Day (March 5).

Select Board

Two candidates are running for a single position on the Select Board. They are listed below (in alphabetical order). LexPride asked the candidates two questions.

1. Why should people who care about social justice vote for you?

2. What role do you believe Select Board members have in holding our municipal government accountable to the racial equity and social justice resolutions endorsed by the Select Board and passed by Town Meeting in recent years?

Please click a candidate’s name to see their answers to these questions. In the file that comes up, you can click on the candidate’s name to visit their website.

Cindy Arens

Jill Hai

Planning Board

Four candidates are running for two positions on the Planning Board. They are listed below (in alphabetical order). LexPride asked the candidates two questions.

1. Why should people who care about social justice vote for you?

2. Why did you support or oppose Article 34 (Amend Zoning Bylaw Map - Multi-Family Housing for MBTA Communities)? In your answer, please explain how your position promotes housing justice.

Please click a candidate’s name to see their answers to these questions. In the file that comes up, you can click on the candidate’s name to visit their website.

Lin Jensen

Melanie Thompson

Michael Schanbacher

Tina McBride