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Elections

Election Information 

2024 will be very busy with Elections.  Please check back often for updates.  Links are in Blue

  • Annual Town Election - May 7, 2024
    • Please click HERE for information on open elected seats and nomination papers
    • Vote By Mail Application - If you completed the white postcard that was sent by State Election in January, and you checked off "all elections", you will receive a ballot for the annual election.  If you did not return the white postcard, and wish to have a vote by mail ballot, the last day to apply is Tuesday, April 30th - 5:00 PM.  Postmarks do not count!
    • If you are new to Wayland, or you have never registered to vote in Wayland, the last day to do so is Friday, April 26th.  The Town Clerk's Office will be open from 8 AM - 5 M, or you can register on line with a valid MA driver's license or State ID card. https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/ If you have moved within Wayland and you have not updated your address, you can use this link https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/Pages/CheckEligibility.aspx?&Action=UpdateAddress
  • Annual Town Meeting - May 13 - 14, 2024
    • Please click HERE for information on the Annual Town Meeting
    • Check in for the Annual Town Meeting will open at 5:30 PM at the High School Field House
  • State Primary - September  3, 2024
  • Last day to register, to change your address, or change your party - Saturday, August 24, 2024
  • Last day to apply for a vote by mail ballot is Monday, August 26, 2024 - 5:00 PM.  Postmarks do not count
  • State Election - November 5, 2024
  • Last day to register to vote, or to change your address is Saturday, October 26, 2024
  • Last day to apply for a vote by mail ballot is Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 5:00 PM.  Postmarks do not count

For information on different voting options, please click HERE to learn more from the Secretary of State's website/Elections Division.

Absentee vs. Early Voting

In Massachusetts, absentee voting is available in all elections, while early voting only in certain elections. The two systems overlap in several ways, but the most important difference is that absentee voters must have an excuse, while there is no excuse needed in order to vote early.

Voters who are unable to vote on Election Day may vote by absentee ballot because of:
    Absence from the town while the polls are open
    Physical disability
    Religious belief
    

Applying for a Ballot

Any mail-in ballot (early voting or absentee) must be requested in writing by 5 p.m. on the 5th business day before the election. Your application can only be accepted if it has reached your local election office by the deadline.

Applications can be submitted by mail, email, or fax. If you are emailing your application, you may either scan or take a photo of your signed application and email it to your local election office.  Please be sure to sign the application, and typed signatures are not acceptable.

Emergency Absentee Ballots

A voter admitted to a health care facility after 12:00 p.m. on the 7th day before the election can request a hand-delivered absentee ballot.  The person you designate to deliver your ballot will need to bring the signed application to your local election office, may be allowed to pick up your absentee ballot, bring it to you, and return it for you by the close of polls on Election Day.  Emergency ballots may be requested up until the close of polls.

Returning your Ballot

Ballots may be returned by mail or in person to town hall or in the secure tax drop box located at Town Hall..  If you are delivering your ballot by hand during business hours of the Town Building, please bring the ballot to the Town Clerk's office.

Ballots must reach the Clerk's Office by the close of polls on Election Day in order to be counted.  Ballots can not be dropped off at poll locations.

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Reprecincting took place due to the Federal Census 2020.

Precincts 1 & 4 vote at the Wayland Town Building - Gymnasium

Precincts 2 & 3 vote at the Wayland Middle School


New Districts 

Massachusetts House of Representatives Districts
     5th Middlesex - Precincts 2 & 3
     13th Middlesex - Precincts 1 & 4 

Massachusetts Senate District
     Middlesex & Worcester - Precincts 1, 2, 3, & 4 

Massachusetts Congressional District 
     Fifth District (Middlesex County) - Precincts 1, 2, 3 & 4 

Massachusetts Councilor Districts 
     Third - Precincts 1,2, 3, & 4 

Massachusetts Congressional Districts 
     Fifth - Precincts 1, 2, 3, & 4

What happens to my voting status if I don't return my Annual Town Census?

While returning your census does not register you to vote, failure to respond shall result in removal from the active voting list.  The inactive voters will be placed on the inactive voters list and will be sent a confirmation post card,  The confirmation notice must sign and return in order to convert back to an active voter. The confirmation notice is meant to confirm that the voter continues to reside at the address at which he or she is registered, or if the voter has moved, update the address on file. Voters who fail to return confirmation notices will remain on the inactive voters list.

Inactive Voters 

On Election Day, If you are an inactive voter, you will be on the Inactive Voter List when you check-in at your polling place.  Before you may vote, you will be required to show identification and complete an affirmation of current and continuous residence.  The identification must reflect the voter's name and address as it appears on the Inactive Voter List.  It is not required that you present photo identification. Acceptable forms of identification include: a driver's license, state-issued ID card, recent utility bill, rent receipt, lease, a copy of a voter registration affidavit, or any other printed identification which contains your name and address.  Inactive voters may still cast a ballot, if you have moved within Wayland, or have moved from one Massachusetts municipality to another within six months of a state election.

Returning to Active Voter

Inactive voters remain registered to vote until they fail to vote in two consecutive biennial state elections. Inactive voters are restored to the active voters list any time they return a Census form, complete an affirmation of current and continuous residence, fill out a new voter registration form, sign a nomination form/petition or submit anything to their local election official which is signed under penalty of perjury and confirms the voter's address. 

 If the census form received is accurate, sign and return to the Town Clerk's Office by mail within 10 days of receipt.  If updates need to be made, please make the necessary changes, sign and return it.  If you've moved into Wayland after the 1st of January and would like to establish residency, please complete a Census Form to include you and members of your household or register to vote.

ELECTION DAY:   “INACTIVE” VOTER STATUS CHART 
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* STATE ELECTIONS ONLY - there is a 6-month grace period. You may vote from the address you were last registered to vote until the expiration of 6 months from the date you moved out of Wayland.

 

If "Inactive" at CURRENT Address because:

If "Inactive" because you Moved WITHIN Wayland because:

If “Inactive” because you moved OUT of Wayland because:

You did not respond Census (Annual Listing or Residents)

You did not submit change of address form

You did not register to vote in their new city or town

1) Go to your polling location.

 

1) Go to polling location  where your name appears on the voting list.

 

1)  Go to polling location
      where your name

appears on the voting list.

 

2) At the check-in table you will be asked to show identification.

 

2) At the Check in table give the clerk your name and old address.

 

2) At the Check in table give the clerk your name and old address.

 

3) Complete Affirmation of Current and Continuous Residence form.

 

3) Show identification with

     current address and

     complete Affirmation of

     Current and Continuous

     Residence form.

 

3) Show identification with   current address and complete Affirmation of Current and Continuous Residence     form. Must fill out a New Voter Registration Form

 

4) You will be allowed to VOTE!

 

4) You will be allowed to VOTE! Your information will be transferred for future elections.

 

4) You will be allowed to VOTE! Your information will be transferred for future  elections

HOW TO AVOID BEING "INACTIVE"

1) Always respond to the Annual Listing of Residents (also known as the Annual Resident Census).  Annual Census forms are usually mailed to residents early January every year.

2) Vote every opportunity you have the chance!

3) Whenever you move make sure to register to vote at your new address.

The Census is conducted in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws in every city and town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By taking a moment to respond, the Town Clerk’s Office is able to keep your voter history and voting address up to date, even if you may occasionally miss the opportunity to vote.  Your name will be removed from the voting list if you have not voted in two federal elections.


State/Federal Elections
State Election - November 8, 2022 - Official Results
State Primary Election - 2022  Official Results
State/Presidential Primary Election - November 3, 2020 - results

State Primary Election  September 1, 2020
Presidential Primary Election -  March 3, 2020

Town Elections

Annual Town Election - April 25, 2023 - results

Annual Town Election - May 10, 2022 - results
Annual Town Election - May 11, 2021 - results
Annual Town Election - June 9, 2020 - results
Annual Town Election - March 31, 2020 (postponed to June 9, 2020 due to COVID)
Annual Town Election - April 23, 2019 - results 
Special Town Election - October 2, 2108 - results
Annual Town Election - March 27, 2018 - results
Annual Town Election - March 28, 2017 - results
Annual  Town Election - April 5, 2016 - results 
Annual Town Election - March 31, 2015 - results 
Annual Town Election - April 1, 2014 - results 
Annual Town Election - April 2, 2013 - results
Annual Town Election - April 3, 2012 - results 
Annual Town Election - April 5, 2011 - results 
Annual Town Election - May 11, 2010 - results
Special Town Election - November 17, 2009 - results
Annual Town Election - April 7, 2009 -  results
Annual Town Election - April 8, 2008 - results
Annual Town Election - April 24 2007 - results
Annual Town Election - April 25, 2006 - results  (these results and results below to be posted)
Annual Town Election - April 26, 2005 - results
Special Town Election - January 25, 2005 - results
Annual Town Election - April 27, 2004 - results
Special Town Election - November 18, 2003 - results
Annual Town Election - April 1, 2003 - results
Annual Town Election - April 23, 2002 - results
Annual Town Election - April 24, 2001 - results
Annual Town Election - April 25, 2000 - results
Annual Town Election - April 27, 1999 - results
Special Town Election - January 12, 1999 - results
Annual Town Election - April 28, 1998 - results
Annual Town Election - April 15, 1997 - results
Annual Town Election - April 23, 1996 - results
Annual Town Election - April 25, 1995 - results
Annual Town Election - April 26, 1994 - results
Annual Town Election - April 27, 1993 - results
Annual Town Election - 1992 - results
Town Election - April 23, 1991 - results
Town Election - April 24, 1990 - results
Special Town Election - September 19, 1989 - results
Annual Town Election - April 27, 1988 - results
Annual Town Election - April 27, 1987 - results
Annual Town Election - April 7, 1986- results
Annual Town Election - April 1, 1985 - results
Annual Town Election - April 2, 1984 - results
Annual Town Election - April 25, 1983 - results
Annual Town Election - April 26, 1982 - results
Annual Town Election - April 6, 1981 - results
Annual Town Election - April 7, 1980 - results
also, to be added 1911-1979





 

 

 

 

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