Your Guide To The Wayland 2020 Town Election

WAYLAND, MA — It's going to be an unusual election. This time that's not due to politics, but because of the pandemic.

Wayland's spring town election will take place Tuesday following a more than two-month pandemic-related delay. Polls will be open all day, but the Town Clerk has been advising residents to vote absentee due to the lingering coronavirus pandemic.

Here's what you need to know about the June 9 election:

Voting hours

Like normal, you can vote between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the town building. For those who are not voting in-person, absentee ballots have to be in by 8 p.m. Tuesday. You can drop ballots in the mail, but your best bet is to drop off your ballot in the box in the town building vestibule — it's open 24 hours.

As of mid-May, the Town Clerk had received close to 700 absentee ballots. You can find absentee voting applications on the Town Clerk's website.

Candidate profiles

Way back in February, Patch asked candidates to fill out questionnaires about why they're running in 2020. Here are the candidates we heard back from (in alphabetical order):

• Wayland 2020 Election Profile: Jeanne Downs For School Committee
• Wayland 2020 Candidate Profile: Cherry Karlson For Selectmen
• Wayland 2020 Candidate Profile: Chris Ryan For School Committee
• Wayland 2020 Candidate Profile: Dave Watkins For Selectmen

Who's on the ballot?

There are more than just School Committee and Board of Selectmen races. There are 11 races ranging from Town Moderator to the Recreation Commission. See everyone running here.

Ballot question

Wayland voters will be asked to approve a debt exclusion so the town can borrow money to pay for a new roof at Loker Elementary School. The Loker roof is leaking and in need of a full replacement. The total cost of the replacement will be about $4.3 million, and the state School Building Authority has approved a $1.2 million grant toward that total cost.