Category: State Issues (LWVMA)

Learn about Ballot Question 1 on Tuesday, October 8th at 7 pm on Zoom

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Join the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts on Tuesday, October 8 at 7:00 PM via Zoom for an educational forum on Ballot Question 1: State Auditor’s Authority to Audit the Legislature. 

We will explore the constitutionality of the proposed audit. The focus of our discussion will be: Is the proposed audit constitutional? Why or why not? 

Our featured speakers will be General Counsel and Deputy Auditor for the Commonwealth, Michael Leung-Tat, and Central Connecticut State University Political Science Professor Jerold Duquette. 

Register HERE. 

Review the LWVMA statement on the November 2024 ballot questions HERE. View more voter education forums via the LWVMA calendar.

Watch Governor’s Council (District 3) Forum Online!

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NewTV (Newton TV) and the League of Women Voters of the Acton area, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Boston-Cambridge, Brookline, Concord-Carlisle, Harvard, Lexington, Newton, Sudbury, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, and Weston co-sponsored a forum with the candidates for the Governor’s Council 3rd District.  This candidates forum was recorded by NewTV and is available here: Ward 3 Governor’s Council Forum.

The LWV solicited questions from residents about the issues and questions they believed were important to ask the candidates.  Questions were appropriate for all candidates for the specific office and were concise in their one to two sentence length.  While the moderator was not able to ask every question as written, she did try to cover all the topics recommended by the public in the time allocated for the forum.  

This forum was a collaboration between NewTV and all the local Leagues of Women Voters of the Governor’s Council 3rd District .  For more information, please email GCd3questions@gmail.com 

LWVMA 3-part seminar on off shore wind

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Massachusetts and other New England states are planning on offshore wind as a major factor in meeting renewable energy generation and emissions reduction goals as we transition off fossil fuels. Join us as we take a deep dive into the Northeast’s offshore wind industry and learn about the value of critical offshore wind projects and threats to their timely deployment. Each session has a separate Zoom registration. Sign up for one, two, or all three! See full descriptions and registration links for each session on the  LWVMA website. This series is co-hosted by LWVMA and New England for Offshore Wind (NE4OSW).

What’s Up with Offshore Wind? Current Status – Future Plans – Getting It Done

Webinars are 4-5 pm Eastern Time

Webinar I, Sep 14: Collaboration and Ambition: Where Offshore Wind Stands Now

Webinar II, Nov 16: Opportunities and Obstacles: Costs and Benefits of Offshore Wind

Webinar III, Jan 18: Conflicts and Solutions: Overcoming Offshore Wind Opposition

General Election is Tuesday, November 8th!

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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.

Secretary of State’s Office: Elections 2022 Information

League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (LWVMA) Ballot Question Forums

LWVMA Statement on Ballot Questions

Governor’s Council Candidates’ Forum–Questions Needed!

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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.

Meet the Specialists: Gun Violence Prevention

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From LWVMA: How can Massachusetts establish unarmed crisis response teams to 911 calls? Did you know that untraceable ghost guns circumvent the stringent firearm licensing process? Learn answers to these questions on Monday, September 13 at 12 noon when LWVMA gun violence prevention legislative specialists Sue McCalley and Jen Muroff brief us on bills designed to address these issues. We will also review our partnership with the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and their holistic approach to reaching zero gun deaths in the Commonwealth. Register here

We will cover the following bills in more detail:

  • H.2491/S.1540 An Act Relative to 3D Printed Weapons and Ghost Guns
  • H.2519/S.1552 An Act to Create Alternatives for Community Education Services (ACES)
  • H.2437/S.1562 An Act Relative to Crime Gun Data Reporting and Analysis