Election Information for Peabody: Polling Places, Ballot Questions and Absentee Ballots

Voters will head to the polls across Massachusetts to choose a new governor and lieutenant governor - along with a number of other elected offices - and decide four ballot questions on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across the Commonwealth for Tuesday’s State Election. Here is the ballot for Peabody voters.

Peabody will also help choose the successor to five-term U.S. Rep. John Tierney (D-Salem). Seth Moulton, a Democrat, ousted Tierney in the Democratic party primary in September and is facing Republican Richard Tisei and independent Chris Stockwell in the general election on Nov. 4.

The winner will represent the Sixth Congressional District, which includes Peabody plus much of the North Shore and areas north of Boston, for the next two years.

There is also a state representative race in the 12th Essex District. Leah Cole, R-Peabody, is seeking re-election and will face Beverley Griffin-Dunne, D-Peabody.

In the four binding ballot questions on the ballot, voters will decide:

• If the state’s gasoline tax be automatically adjusted every year by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. A yes vote would eliminate the requirement that the state’s gas tax be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. A no vote would make no change in the laws regarding the gas tax.
• Whether to expand the state’s beverage container deposit law. A yes vote would expand the state’s beverage container deposit law to require deposits on containers for all non-alcoholic, non-carbonated drinks with certain exceptions, increase the associated handling fees, and make other changes to the law. A no vote would make no change in the laws regarding beverage container deposits.
• Whether to prohibit casinos in the state. A yes vote would prohibit casinos, any gaming establishment with slot machines, and wagering on simulcast greyhound races. A no would make no change in the current laws regarding gaming.
• Whether to entitle employees in Massachusetts to earn and use sick time according to certain conditions. A yes vote would entitle employees in Massachusetts to earn and use sick time according to certain conditions. A no vote would make no change in the laws regarding earned sick time.

There is a fifth non-binding question on the ballot.

The City of Peabody is divided into six (6) wards, each containing three (3) precincts. Helpful Link:WhereDoIVote.com

WARD 1

• 1-1, Saint Ann’s Church, 140 Lynn St.
• 1-2, Woodbridge Assisted Living, 240 Lynnfield St.
• 1-3, Saint Ann’s Church, 140 Lynn St.

WARD 2

• 2-1, Welch School, 50 Swampscott Ave.
• 2-2, Welch School, 50 Swampscott Ave.
• 2-3, South School, 16 Maple St. Ext.

WARD 3

• 3-1, Our Lady of Fatima Church, 50 Walsh Ave.
• 3-2, Our Lady of Fatima Church, 50 Walsh Ave.
• 3-3, Wilson Terrace Rec Hall, 15A Wilson Ter.

WARD 4

• 4-1, Higgins Middle School 1 King St. Ext.
• 4-2, Higgins Middle School1 King St. Ext.
• 4-3, Peabody Vets Memorial High School, 485 Lowell St.
• 4-3A, Macintosh Clubhouse, 300 Brooksby Village Dr.

WARD 5

• 5-1, Kiley School, 21 Johnson St.
• 5-2, Kiley School 21 Johnson St.
• 5-3, McCarthy School, 76 Lake St.

WARD 6

• 6-1, West Memorial School, 15 Bow St.
• 6-2, Burke School, 127 Birch St.
• 6-3, Burke School, 127 Birch St.

Voters are encouraged to confirm their voter status and polling location by visiting theSecretary of State’s office online or by calling the Clerk’s office at (978) 538-5756.

Massachusetts allows voters to vote by absentee ballot if they:

• will be absent from your city or town on election day, and/or
• have a physical disability that prevents your voting at the polling
  place, and/or
• cannot vote at the polls due to religious beliefs.

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in Peabody is noon Monday, Nov. 3.

You may have an absentee ballot mailed to you or you may vote at your city or town hall by making arrangements with your local election official. To be counted, a completed ballot must be received by the time the polls close on Election Day to be counted.

Campaign Signs at Polling Locations

Candidates and supporters are reminded that according to MGL Ch. 54 §65 signs are allowed at the polling place as long as they are outside the 150-foot radius around the entrance of the polling place. In addition, signs must not obstruct vehicle or pedestrian traffic. Posters, cards, handbills, placards, pictures or circulars intended to influence the action of the voter are also not permitted within the 150-foot radius.