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.
Click on the link below to watch the recent Q & A with Wayland’s State Legislators, Senator Jamie Eldridge, State Representative David Linsky and State Representative Carmine Gentile. The event was organized by the League of Women Voters of Wayland and Energize Wayland, and was recorded by WayCam.
Click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaP0mKeezZ8 to watch right now!
The League of Women Voters of Wayland invites you to Meet Your Legislators on Monday, March 6that 5pm on Zoom.
Wayland has two new state legislators as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census: Senator Jamie Eldridge replaces Becca Rausch and state Representative David Linsky will represent precincts 2 and 3 while Representative Carmine Gentile will continue to represent precincts 1 and 4. With the help of their aides, the League of Women Voters of Wayland will host a virtual “Meet Your New Legislators” on Monday, March 6th at 5pm. Click here to register!
This is your opportunity to ask those burning questions of the people who represent you in the statehouse. Why this and not that? What about that issue, be it the environment, voting, criminal justice, taxes, or traffic? Each legislator will have 5 to 10 minutes to introduce himself and talk about his legislative agenda for the next two years. You will then have the opportunity to ask questions. Iryna Priester will moderate the forum and Kaat Vander Straeten is our technical guru.
A recording of the forum will be available on WayCAM, the Wayland League website, and the Energize Wayland website.
Upcoming dates for your calendar:
The Wayland League of Women Voters and Energize Wayland will co-host Tom Holder, Director of the Department of Public Works, to give us the latest information on Wayland’s water, trash, and recycling.
Bring your questions, and invite your friends! The webinar is free and open to the public.
Hosted by EnergizeWayland, here is the registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsd-6tqDIiHNJt7-zoChMwpnDMdgP5V6za
A recording will be available on www.EnergizeWayland.org/events.
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.
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