Where do I vote? To figure out where to go, you first need to know which precinct you are in. There are 4 precincts in Wayland. You can check this list for your street, https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/uploads/wayland_voting_precincts.pdf, or call the Town Clerk’s office at (508) 358-3630 if your street is not listed.
Once you know your precinct, here is where to go to vote: Precincts 1 and 4 vote at the Wayland Town Building Gymnasium, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland. Precincts 2 and 3 vote at the Wayland Middle School Gymnasium, 201 Main Street, Wayland.
When do I vote? If you wish to vote by mail, you must fill out an application for the Town Clerk and return it by May 5th. You can find the application to send to the Town Clerk’s office here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/uploads/updated_vote_by_mail_applicaton.pdf You can also pick up an application in person at the Town Clerk’s office.
Applications can be dropped off in the vestibule drop box at Town Hall, mailed to the Town Clerk’s Office (41 Cochituate Rd, Wayland), emailed to townclerk@wayland.ma.us, or faxed to 508-358-1683.
The applications are expected to be mailed starting in mid-April.
If you plan on voting in person, you can vote on Tuesday, May 11 from 7 am to 8 pm.
Which positions are being elected and who are the candidates? Watch the LWV of Wayland Candidates’ Night here to meet many of the candidates: LWVW and WayCam’s Candidates Night. The Town of Wayland City Clerks lists the candidates below for this election, with *(i) meaning that the person is an incumbent:
Contested Elections
School Committee – vote for 2
Ellen M. Grieco (i)*
Kathleen R. Steinberg (i)
Jessica Patrice Polizzotti
Board of Public Works- vote for 2
Clifford W. Lewis (i)
Abner Bruno, Jr.
Duane E. Galbi
Sherre Mira Greenbaum
Uncontested Elections:
Board of Selectmen- vote for 2
Adam Garrett Gutbezahl
Carol B. Martin
Board of Assessors – vote for 2
Zachariah L. Ventress (i)
Sharon Lee Burke
Trustees of the Public Library – vote for 2
Judy Lynn Dion
George Winfield Treese
Board of Health – vote for 2
John G. Schuler (i)
Robert DeFrancesco (i)
Planning Board – vote for 1
Larry R. Kiernan
Recreation Commission – vote for 2
David B. Pearlman (i)
Commissioner of Trust Funds – vote for 1
Barry S. Rothschild
Housing Authority – vote for 1 (to fill a vacancy)
Marie Florence Isenburg
For more information on the upcoming election in Wayland, please visit the Town’s Elections page: https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-clerk/pages/elections.