Marblehead 2023 Election Guide: Tax Override, Candidates, Where To Vote

MARBLEHEAD, MA — There will be contested races for Marblehead Select Board, School Committee and a handful of other townwide elected positions — as well as the $2.5 million Proposition 2 1/2 override to level-fund services amid a structural deficit — on the June 20 annual spring election ballot.

To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, Patch has put together a guide to the people and things on the ballot, and what you need to know in Marblehead to cast your vote.

Voting Times, Places

Polls open statewide at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m.

Find your polling place in Marblehead here:

Precinct 1: Old Town House - One Market Square
Precincts 2 & 3: Abbot Hall Auditorium - 188 Washington Street
Precincts 4, 5 & 6: Judy & Gene Jacobi Community Center Gym - 10 Humphrey Street

Candidates in contested races (as listed on the town specimen ballot)

Select Board (vote for 5)

Moses Grader (I)

James Nye (I)

Jackie Belf-Becker (I)

Alexa Singer (I)

Erin Noonan (I)

Bret Murray

School Committee (vote for 2)

Sarah Gold (I)

Paul Baker

Brian Scott Ota

Jennifer Schaeffner

Board of Health (vote for 1)

David Becker

Thomas McMahon

Thomas Massaro

Library Board of Trustees (vote for 2)

Gary Amberik (I)

Katherine Barker

Rose McCarthy

Municipal Light Commission 3-year term (vote for 1)

Lisa Wolf (I)

Walter Homan

Municipal Light Commission 1-year-term (vote for 1)

Adam Smith

Nathaniel Burke

Parks & Recreation Commission (vote for 5)

Matthew Martin (I)

Karin Ernst (I)

Rossana Ferrante (I)

Linda Rice Collins (I)

Sherry Bedrossian

Larry Simpson

Tax Override Ballot Question

Marblehead voters will also be asked to accept a $2.5 million property tax general override to maintain level-funded services in police, fire, public works, schools and other municipal departments after the long-discussed override number was confirmed by the Select Board and
Finance Committee at Monday night's warrant meeting and passed a vote of town meeting.

More than 70 percent of Marblehead town meeting members expressed their support for a $2.5 million general property tax override of Proposition 2 1/2 that official said is necessary to maintain level services amid a structural deficit.

The override, which would amount to about $248 for the median single-family homeowner in a property assessed at $800,000, needs a majority vote for passage.

Read more from Patch's override question coverage:

Marblehead Superintendent Says No To Raise Talk Ahead Of Override Vote

Marblehead $2.5 Million Tax Override Wins Town Meeting Support

Marblehead Select Board Votes On Single Tax Override Intention

Marblehead Tax Override Strategy Session Held Amid Budget Crisis

As Marblehead Tax Vote Looms, Schools Reaffirm 'No' Ramifications

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