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SWAMPSCOTT, MA Swampscott voters will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2021 Town Election.
Along with town meeting members, there are contested races for Select Board, Town Moderator, Board of Health and School Committee.
All voting will take place at the Swampscott High School cafeteria this year because of the coronavirus health crisis. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Subscribe We take COVID-19 social distancing precautions very seriously, Swampscott town clerk Susan Duplin said. During early voting and on Election Day, we will have the following protocols in place: All voting booths will be placed at least 6-feet apart and continuously disinfected.
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If they have not already cast ballots, Swampscott voters get to weigh in on candidates running in the Tuesday, April 27 on Election Day.
Election Day will arrive after Swampscott Town Clerk Susan Duplin offered a solid week of in-person voting inside Swampscott Town Hall, 22 Monument Ave. – which wraps up on Friday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Absentee ballots must be dropped off at the town hall before 8 p.m. on Election Day. Early-voting ad absentee ballots can be turned in either to Duplin’s town-hall office or dropped in a secure 24-hour ballot box, checked and emptied frequently throughout the day, outside town hall’s main entrance.
EDITORIAL: Our 2021 Swampscott election endorsements
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Writing endorsement editorials can be a stressful, taxing task, but those feelings are indicative of just how serious we carry out the annual exercise. The process inevitably culminates with candidates and their supporters being either happy or unhappy with the newspaper.
In the election cycle, we have witnessed some candidates and their supporters partake in name calling, mudslinging, political-hit jobs and character attacks that do nothing but sow divisiveness among residents.
But there is always an exception: The Swampscott School Committee contest between Colin Codner and Glenn Paster has been a model one. Both candidates have conducted themselves and treated each other with the utmost respect. This was on full display during the Swampscott candidates’ forum cosponsored by Swampscott Republicans and Democrats last week.
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In Swampscott, four contests emerge ahead of 2021 municipal election
Town clerk certifies candidates nomination papers
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Four contests emerged among elective-officer positions up for grabs in Swampscott s 2021 municipal election, said Town Clerk Susan Duplin after she certified candidates nomination papers.
Barring candidates withdrawing their names, voters will see a mixture of political newcomers and incumbents who will be contested and uncontested on the Tuesday, April 27 municipal election ballot.
Atlantic Avenue resident Charlie Patsios and incumbent Michael McClung will compete for a yearlong term as Swampscott town moderator.
Incumbent Peter Spellios faces a challenge from Elmwood Road resident Mary Webster for a three-year term on the Swampscott Board of Selectmen.