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The override questions share a ballot with the rest of the Annual Town Election. Marblehead voters will fill 24 seats across 12 elected bodies on June 9, 2026, plus decide four ballot questions (three override tiers and one curbside trash question).
Four ballot questions appear alongside the office races: three Proposition 2½ operating override tiers ($9M, $12M, $15M) and a separate curbside trash funding question. If more than one override tier passes, the question with the highest dollar amount prevails. The trash question is independent.
See every line the override would fund: FY27 budget tool.
Practice filling in the paper ballot below. All four questions appear at the Annual Town Election on June 9, 2026. Ballot text below is the official wording from the Marblehead Town Clerk's sample ballot.
To vote, completely fill in the oval to the right of your choice like this:
You may vote for or against each question independently. If more than one passes, the question with the highest dollar amount prevails.
If only Question 1 passes, the override is $9M. If Questions 1 and 2 pass but Question 3 fails, the override is $12M. If all three pass, the override is $15M. If you'd accept any of the three, vote yes on all three. Tier names (Partial Restore, Build, Invest) are the Town Administrator's labels, not on the ballot itself. For the tier breakdowns (what each tier funds), see what is the override.
To vote, completely fill in the oval to the right of your choice like this:
Question 4 is independent of the operating override. Either way, residents pay for trash: a yes vote spreads the cost by home value, while the Board of Health's fallback is a flat fee of roughly $281 per household. See trash: levy or fee? for the details.
What does the override cost me? What is the override? (tier-by-tier breakdown)The 12 elected bodies on the June 9 ballot, in ballot order. Candidate list reflects the Marblehead Town Clerk's official sample ballot.
The Select Board is the town's principal executive body. Candidates:
Rossana Ferrante · 50 Stony Brook Road #2
Jennifer Schaeffner · 20 Casino Road
Erin Marie Noonan · 15 Beverly Road · candidate for re-election
The moderator presides over Town Meeting. Candidates:
Peter Jaffe · 63 Leicester Road
John Gregory Attridge · 67 Beach Street · candidate for re-election
Candidates:
Bryan G. Adams · 198 Beacon Street
Candidates:
David J. Meyer · 150 West Shore Drive · candidate for re-election
Candidates:
Rose A. McCarthy · 7 Hewitt Street
Sally Bull Sands · 28 Franklin Street
The Board of Health sets the fallback trash fee if Question 4 fails. Three seats are on this year's ballot as the board expands from three to five members. Candidates:
Kristin Elizabeth Dubay Horton · 23 Orne Street
Julie B. Selbst · 84 Nanepashemet Street
Thomas R. McMahon · 16 Shorewood Road · candidate for re-election
Manages state-subsidized housing in Marblehead. Candidates:
Jeffrey Richard Weeden · 14 Westminster Road
Jean R. Eldridge · 1 Lattimer Street · candidate for re-election
Candidates:
Gary J. Amberik · 213 Washington Street · candidate for re-election
Katherine H. Barker · 35 Locust Street · candidate for re-election
Oversees the town's electric utility. Candidates:
Matthew B. Harrington · 27 Arthur Avenue · candidate for re-election
Decides zoning and subdivision applications. Candidates:
Robert John Schaeffner Jr. · 20 Casino Road · candidate for re-election
Marc J. Liebman · 7 Orchard Circle · candidate for re-election
All five seats are on the ballot each year. Candidates:
Christopher E. Kennedy · 49 Stony Brook Road · candidate for re-election
Shelly Curran Bedrossian · 94 Jersey Street · candidate for re-election
Michael Ryan McCarthy · 50 Cornell Road
Larry J. Simpson · 16 Rowland Street · candidate for re-election
Kenneth S. Klaiman · 29 Thompson Road
Karin Linnea Ernst · 93 Lafayette Street · candidate for re-election
Sets priorities inside the school budget. Candidates:
Sarah A. Fox · 46 Beach Street
Ann Marie Jordan · 8 Roydon Road
Melissa Marie Clucas · 21 Puritan Road
Candidates:
Barton Hyte · 17 Alden Road · candidate for re-election
Gregory W. Burt · 30 Russell Street · candidate for re-election
You have to be a registered Marblehead voter to cast a ballot on June 9. Massachusetts's registration deadline is 10 days before any election, under the 2022 VOTES Act. For the June 9 ballot that lands around May 30. Confirm the exact date with the town clerk.
Check your status in about 10 seconds at MyVoterRegStatus.aspx (Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth). If you've moved, just turned 18, or aren't sure, assume nothing and check. If you need to register or update your address, do it online at sec.state.ma.us/OVR or through the Marblehead Town Clerk. See make sure you're registered on the civic engagement page for the longer version.
The override questions will draw many voters to the polls, but the same ballot sets 24 seats that shape how the town runs for the next one to five years:
If you care about how override money is spent, or how the no-override budget gets implemented, these are the offices that make those calls.
For a fuller walkthrough of which body handles which decision, see who decides what on the civic engagement page.
The official sample ballot is posted on the town's Elections & Voting page. The town clerk can be reached at (781) 631-0528.
Candidate names, addresses, and incumbent status on this page are transcribed from the Marblehead Town Clerk's official sample ballot for the Annual Town Election, June 9, 2026. The ballot text for Questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 is verbatim from the same source.