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What are the Numbers Behind Wayland's Annual Town Election?

It takes hours, equipment, people and more to make Wayland's Annual Town Election happen. Here's a look at some of the numbers.

Wayland's Annual Town Election is quite the event in town. But it doesn't just magically come together. It requires many people, many hours, many working pieces of equipment, many candidates and more for everything to work like clockwork. We dug in to some of the numbers for Wayland's April 2, 2013, Annual Town Election. Number of polling sites in Wayland: 2 Numbers of positions on the ballot: 14 Number of contested positions on the ballot: 2 Total number of candidates on the ballot: 16 Number of hours the polls are open: 13 (7 a.m.-8 p.m.) Number of hours Town Clerk Lois Toombs will work: About 16.5. Toombs said she arrives about at 5:30 a.m. on Election Day and must remain until after all the votes are counted and voting materials …

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Where Did All the Dogs Go? License Numbers Way Down As Deadline Looms

Either the dog population in Wayland decreased substantially in a year's time, or people are waiting until the last minute to apply for licenses.

It seems that's Wayland's dog population decreased by more than 35 percent from 2012-2013. Ok, probably not. But that is what the town's dog license numbers currently indicate. According to Wayland Town Clerk Lois Toombs, her office had licensed 1,100 dogs as of late Monday afternoon, just a day before the Jan. 15, 2013, deadline for all dogs in town to be licensed. That number represents more than 650 fewer pooches than the town licensed in 2012 when it issued 1,762 licenses, Toombs said. Each year, Wayland requires that all dog owners obtain licenses for each dog over 6 months old in their household. Toombs said she wasn't sure how many households her numbers represent since many have more than one dog. She did issue the reminder that …

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Massachusetts Voter Registration Deadline is Oct. 17

Wayland residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have until Wednesday, Oct. 17 to register. Here's how, with links to mail-in voter registration forms and how to request an absentee ballot.

Wayland residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have less than 48 hours left until the Massachusetts voter registration deadline. As of Oct. 15, Wayland had 2,645 registered Democrats, 1,134 registered Republicans, and 5,339 unenrolled voters, according to Wayland Town Clerk Lois Toombs. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct 17. Typically the Wayland Town Clerk's Office in the Wayland Town Building is open from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. on the voter registration deadline day for in-person registrations.  Residents can also download a mail-in voter registration form on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website. Once that form is filled out and signed, it must be mailed to the …

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