Voters To Choose Elected Leaders Tuesday

Tuesday, April 24, is the big day for local pols. It's the town's Election Day, and there are competitive races on the ballot.

Last year, in 2011, 18 percent of the town's registered voters came out and voted in the town election, the town clerk said at the time.

On Tuesday, voters will go to the town's six precincts between 7 am and 8 pm to cast ballots.

Voting on warrant articles will take place in two weeks, on May 7, when town meeting members will vote on them.

Tuesday, April 24, is all about the public voting for candidates for local offices including their town meeting representatives.

Below is a list of candidates running for office, the addresses of the precincts, the time the polls are open and the procedure for getting an absentee ballot — the deadline is today at noon, by the way.

Attached to this story are a series of sample ballots that include the names of the candidates for the various town meeting seats.

OFFICE

ADDRESS

TERM

papers taken

papers returned

Certified/On the ballot

MODERATOR

Joseph Markarian, Jr

22 Nason Rd

2012

yes

yes

yes

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Matthew W. Strauss, Chair

15 Duke Street

2012

yes

yes

yes

Glenn Kessler

29 Puritan Ln

yes

yes

yes

BOARD OF ASSESSORS

Linda L. Paster-Chair

14 Pine Hill Rd

2012

yes

yes

yes

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Jacqueline Kinney

64 Fuller Avenue

2012

yes

yes

yes

Francis E Delano III

110 Eastman Ave

yes

yes

yes

TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

John Karwowski

2 Prospect Ave

2012

yes

yes

yes

BOARD OF HEALTH

Nelson Kessler

1002 Paradise Rd 3QS

2012

yes

yes

yes

Olaf Faeskorn

26 Curry Cir

yes

yes

yes

Deborah Shelkan Remis

41 Bellevue Rd

yes

yes

yes

PLANNING BOARD

Angela Ippolito

366 Puritan Road

2012

yes

yes

yes

Voting will take place between 7 am and 8 pm

Precinct 1              Swampscott Senior Center                200 Rear Essex Street       

Precinct 2              Swampscott Senior Center                200 Rear Essex Street        

Precinct 3              First Church Congregational     40 Monument Avenue        

Precinct 4              First Church Congregational     40 Monument Avenue        

Precinct 5              Swampscott Middle School                207 Forest Avenue        

Precinct 6              Swampscott Middle School                207 Forest Avenue

To choose a Moderator for one (1) year

To choose a member for the Board of Selectmen for three (3) years

To choose a member for the Board of Assessors for three (3) years

To choose a member for the School Committee for three (3) years

To choose a member for the Trustees of the Public Library for three (3) years

To choose a member for the Board of Health for three (3) years

To choose a member for the Planning Board for five (5) years

To choose eighteen (18) Town Meeting Members in each of the six (6) precincts for three (3) years.

To choose eighteen (18) Town Meeting Members in each of the six (6) precincts for two (2) years.

To choose eighteen (18) Town Meeting Members in each of the six (6) precincts for one (1) year.
     

You can make your application and cast your vote in one visit to the Clerk’s Office or request the ballot be mailed to you.  If you wish to vote by mail, file your application early.  The Absentee Ballot application deadline is no later than NOON the day before the election (April 23rd).  A new AbsenteeBallot Application is required for every calendar year.

All Absentee ballots can be hand delivered by the voter, a family member or by an assisting person.  All Absentees must arrive in the Clerk’s Office no later than 8:00 PM on Election Day.

Absentee Ballot applications are available in the Clerk’s Office or can be downloaded at Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howabs.htm.

Specimen April 24, 2012 Local Election Precinct ballots can be viewed ahead of time by visiting the Town of Swampscott’s website www.town.swampscott.ma.us under the Elections Department.

Some Precincts changed due to the 2011 Re-Precinting…If you’re unsure of your Precinct please check the Town’s website under Elections Department or call the Town Clerk’s Office at 781-596-8855.

At the close of the election the meeting will adjourn to Monday, May 7, 2012 at 7:15 p.m. at Swampscott High School, 200 Essex Street, Swampscott, MA.