Nomination papers for 2022 Annual Town Election are due on March 22nd. Information about this, and open elected positions, is available on the Running for Elected Office link on the Town Clerk website.
Candidates seeking elected office must “run” for office by obtaining Nomination Papers from the Office of the Town Clerk, obtain necessary signatures of voters, and file papers by appropriate deadline. Each candidate shall file with the Town Clerk, prior to obtaining blank nomination papers, a written statement containing his/her name and address, and the town office for which he/she intends to be a candidate. The Board of Registrars must certify each candidate’s voter registration status prior to candidates qualifying to obtain nomination papers. Upon certification of sufficient signatures for all candidates seeking nomination to the offices for which papers had been obtained, the candidate qualifies to have his/her name on the ballot for the election.
Nomination papers will be available on Friday, January 21, 2022. Candidates are required to have 50 signatures certified to appear on the ballot. Candidates are encouraged to obtain more than 50 signatures from registered voters. Nomination papers must be returned no later than Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 5:00 p.m. to the Town Clerk’s Office for certification by the Board of Registrars who will do so by April 5, 2022.
Wayland’s League of Women’s Voters will hold a candidate’s night on Thursday, April 12, 2022. Location TBD.
Candidates are required to file Campaign Finance Reports. For the May 10, 2022 election, the pre-election reporting period runs from January 1, 2022 to April 22, 2022. The report is due on May 2, 2022. The post election reporting period reporting period starts on April 23, 2022 and ends on May 30, 2022. The report is due on June 9, 2022. All candidates, and current office holders, are required to file a year-end report which is due on January 20, 2023. The reporting period is April 24, 2022 and ends on December 31, 2021.
Offices to be Elected at Annual Town Election on May 10, 2022
The list below are the offices up for election.
| Expiring Town-wide Office | Term Length | Current Office Holder |
| Town Clerk | 3 years | Anna Ludwig |
| Board of Selectmen | 3 years | Thomas Fay |
| School Committee | 3 years | Kimberly Sklar Reichelt |
| Board of Assessors | 3 years | Mary R. Upton |
| Commissioner of Trust Funds | 3 years | Adam Gutbezahl |
| Planning Board | 5 years | Kevin Francis Murphy |
| Recreation Commissioner | 3 years | Thurston Wright, iII |
| Board of Health | 3 years | Brian J. McNamara |
| Board of Public Works | 3 years | Michael B. Wegerbauer |
| Board of Public Works | 3 years | Michael Price Lowery |
| Trustee of the Public Library | 3 years | Sarah Vernon Hubbell |
| Trustee of the Public Library | 3 years | Courtney S. Conery |
| Housing Authority | 5 years | Mary Antes |
See complete details online here
