Swampscott 2024 General Election Guide: Candidates, Where To Vote

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for president, as well as candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, state legislators, register of deeds, governor's council and clerk of courts, as well as other local and regional offices.

There are also five hotly-contested state ballot initiatives.

• MA 2024 General Election Voter Guide: Candidates, Ballot Questions, Where To Vote

While there are no contested races in Swampscott for the State House or U.S. Representative, voters will be asked to weigh in on the town's proposed joining of the Community Preservation Act.

The proposal would add a 1.5 percent surcharge to the property tax bills of residents and businesses with that money combined with state matching funds eligible to be spent on open space, historic preservation and affordable housing projects.

Under the Swampscott proposal of a 1.5 percent surcharge — out of a maximum of 3 percent — the median single-family home's annual tax bill will rise about $100. There are age and income exemptions that would exempt single residents under 60 years old in a home with a yearly
income of less than $89,000 — $119,000 for a family of four — and single residents over 60 years old in a home with a yearly income of less than $104,000.

The first $100,000 of a property's assessed value would also be exempt.

The CPA tax would raise an estimated $730,000 in funds each year that could go toward town projects ranging from housing to historical properties like the Glover House, to resiliency and open space projects like sea walls, the pier or potentially the Fish House.

Voting Times, Places

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

Find your polling place here.

Check if you're registered to vote here.

Vote by Mail

All mail-in ballots must be returned to the Town Clerk's office at 22 Monument Avenue by 8 p.m. on election night or the drop box outside of Town Hall.

Check back with Marblehead Patch and Marblehead Patch Facebook throughout the night for updates on the local and state races.