Author: League of Women Voters of Wayland

The League of Women Voters is a political grassroots network and membership organization that believes the freedom to vote is a nonpartisan issue. For more than a century, we’ve worked to empower voters and defend democracy. As a women-led organization, we encourage everyone to take part in our democracy.

Town Meeting Issues Forum for Wayland 2026 ATM

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland hosted its annual Town Meeting Issues Forum on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to help voters learn about the items to be discussed and voted on at Wayland’s Annual Town Meeting (ATM). Below, you can choose to link to the video, the audio only, and/or the written transcript of the forum.

Special thanks to Miranda Jones for hosting the meeting on Zoom for us!

Annual Town Meeting Issues Forum on Zoom, April 29th, 7 pm

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold its annual Town Meeting Issues Forum on Wednesday, April 29th.  We are grateful to Miranda Jones, our Town Moderator, for hosting us on Zoom.  She will talk about the use of the Consent Calendar and Abbreviated Presentation Procedures; she has made some changes to the Consent Calendar for this meeting.  This will be followed by presentations of articles 15 and 16, Wayland’s Long-Term Water Supply and 25 Holiday Road Study, and several other articles.  Please join us and bring your questions.

The Zoom program will begin at 7pm.  The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4601807143?pwd=Z1B4a1VueC9TMk5SN0RjbkppTmFvZz09&omn=88192449500

Run For It: The Town Office Experience

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The League of Women Voters and the Wayland Free Public Library hosted Run For It: The Town Office Experience in October, 2025. We talked with three elected officials on running for office–why they chose to do this and what their experiences have been. Watch the video and decide for yourself! Here is the link: Run For It: The Town Office Experience

Special thanks to our guests Erin Gibbons (Wayland School Committee), Doug Levine (Wayland Select Board), and Anette Lewis (Wayland Planning Board)!

From LWVMA: Interested in supporting immigrant families?

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The Massachusetts Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) is organizing meetings on Zoom to try to match the needs of immigrant organizations with potential volunteers. 

The next two meetings will be on Friday, September 26 at 12:00 p.m. and Monday, September 29, at 5:00 p.m. 

The meetings are designed to inform you about volunteer opportunities with non-profit organizations that need help assisting immigrants in the Commonwealth. Each non-profit will show a slide outlining their volunteer opportunities, and there will be a sign-up sheet in the chat. Depending on the organization, further training or background checks may be required. 

You can register for the meeting on September 26th here. 

You can register for the meeting on September 29th here. 

LWV Letter on Redistricting

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Below is a letter from Dianna Wynn, President of the League of Women Voters of the US, sent to LWV members around the country on August 29, 2025.

Dear League of Women Voters members, 

As mid-cycle redistricting battles continue, we want to be intentional in keeping you, as League members, informed on where our organization stands. 

As a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy, the League of Women Voters believes that redistricting should only happen every 10 years based on the population, should always put communities of interest first, and should establish fair maps that reflect an inclusive democracy. 

No Harm to Our Communities 

The reality is that mid-cycle redistricting is happening now in states across the country. So, what does that mean for us? 

The League remains steadfast that any redistricting process must include people’s voices. This week, we released No Harm to Our Communities: Mapping Guidance for Elected Leaders, guidance and standards for any governor or redistricting body drawing new maps. With this guidance, the League demands the protection of historically disenfranchised communities. The guidance includes additional resources for the public to engage if your state begins redistricting — a template for redistricting testimony and a community and organizational scorecard —because we know that people want and need ways to engage and to feel empowered in this fight.  

The League will continue doing our part to educate and equip voters for the road ahead in the impacted states. Make no mistake: if a state harms our communities, the League of Women Voters will use our full power to fight back. 

Our Organization 

For many decades, the League has consistently opposed gerrymandering because these tactics disenfranchise voters — especially Black and brown voters. LWV’s policy position on redistricting stands firmly against gerrymandering that dilutes the power of communities of interest. Like all our policy positions, the League’s position on redistricting was adopted by a majority of our membership in a grassroots process. According to our organizational bylaws, the League must adhere to its policy positions until and unless they are changed by our membership.

One state League’s stance on redistricting in their state affects the work of other state Leagues. A consistent stance across states on redistricting strengthens our nonpartisan credibility that many state Leagues rely on to do critical work in their community, including protecting voters. 

The League of Women Voters is committed to voters, our communities, and our members. Thank you for your dedication to empowering voters and defending democracy.

In League,
Dianna WynnPresident, League of Women Voters of the US

LWVUS Statement on DOJ Voter Data and Election Machine Requests

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On July 18, 2025, the League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s actions to gather data on voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections:   

“Voting officials and poll workers across the country have been the target of harassment and vitriol since the false claims of a stolen presidential election in 2020. The Department of Justice demanding state election officials share sensitive data on voters and have voting equipment inspected is another attempt to undermine the security of our elections. With every attempt to interfere in the constitutionally mandated election processes of states, our democracy weakens.

“Make no mistake, these actions are intended to remove eligible voters based on the color of their skin or the language they speak, remove those who disagree with the administration’s goals, and sow doubt about the integrity of our elections.

“We must protect not only the practices that keep our elections free and fair, but also the people who sacrifice their time and energy to work at the polls, get voters registered, and carry out our democracy.

“We condemn the Trump Administration’s continued abuse of power in this action to inappropriately target voter data.”