League of Women Voters of Wayland
To promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of Wayland citizens in government and to act on selected governmental issues.
Be sure to vote in the general election for State-level offices and the four ballot questions! For information about the candidates, please visit VOTE411 and put in your address to see who will be on your ballot.
For information on the Massachusetts 2022 ballot questions, click on the links below. The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is endorsing a YES vote on Question 4 but is not taking any positions on Questions 1, 2, or 3.
Click here for the unofficial results of the Massachusetts primary election in Wayland.
The general election will be held on Tuesday, November 8th. Deadline to register to vote is October 29th at 5pm and deadline for the vote-by-mail application is November 1st at 5 pm
To find your polling location, please click here: Polling Locations in Wayland
To watch candidates Marilyn Petitto Devaney and Mara Dolan, click here: District 3 Governor’s Council Candidate Forum.
Please note that any use or reuse of this forum requires the approval of NewTV and the League of Women Voters, and must be shown in its entirety, without any editing.
Wayland is now in District 3 for the Governor’s Council! The League of Women Voters of Wayland is a partner in a Candidates’ Forum to be available on August 31 that will feature the candidates for this position: Marilyn Petitto Devaney (incumbent) and Mara Dolan.
We need your questions! Please read the responsibilities of the Governor’s Council below and send us your questions or other information you would like to have in order to make an informed choice to info@lwvwayland.org.
The Massachusetts Governor’s Council, also known as the Executive Council, is composed of eight individuals elected from districts, and the Lieutenant Governor who serves ex officio. The eight councilors are elected from their respective districts every two years. The Council meets weekly to record advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments such as judges, clerk-magistrates, public administrators, members of the Parole Board, Appellate Tax Board, Industrial Accident Board and Industrial Accident Reviewing Board, notaries, and justices of the peace.
Join other LWV of Wayland members on Zoom on Thursday, June 9 at 7 pm for our Annual Meeting! Our speaker will be Wayland resident Karen Montague who has been volunteering at the International Institute of New England (IINE) with other members of her church to help settle Afghan Refugees. The agency has settled 500 Afghans so far and is expecting another 150. (The agency is also receiving Ukrainian refugees now. See more about IINE below.) Karen cooks with the women each week despite the language barrier and collects items for the families’ homes.
The International Institute of New England is a United States non-profit organization serving immigrants, refugees, asylees, and other vulnerable populations in the Boston area. Affiliate branches are located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire. In 2017, the IINE assisted nearly 2,000 people from more than 60 different countries, including, but not limited to, Burma, Bhutan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The business part of the Annual Meeting will follow the presentation. The Zoom link will be sent to League members the week of the event. If you have any questions, please email info@lwvwayland.org.
Be sure to vote on Tuesday, May 10th! To view the specimen ballot, click here: Wayland Town Ballot 2022
For the Town Warrant that will be used at Town Meeting, click here: Wayland Town Meeting Warrant 2022
For other information on the upcoming Town elections, click here: Town Elections and Town Meeting information
The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold a public forum on Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm on some of the major issues to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting.
Audience members will be able to call in to ask questions of the presenters. The meeting will take place via Zoom; the link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85471012067?pwd=cmJXNlJFdXJMRE96L0xpRjhsMWhlQT09.
Topic included in the discussion are:
Pam Roman, chair of the Finance Committee, will also explain the two excluded debt questions that will be on the Town Election ballot.
Iryna Priester will moderate the discussion.
Town Elections are Tuesday, May 10th and Town Meeting begins on Saturday, May 14th. Be sure to vote, since democracy is not a spectator sport!
Join us at 7 pm tonight for the LWV of Wayland’s Candidates Forum by using this link: Wayland Candidates’ Night
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