Voting In Benicia: Everything You Need To Know

BENICIA, CA — Still need to cast your ballot? As of 9 p.m. Monday, the Solano County Registrar of Voters reported that 12,379 of 20,204 ballots issued to Benicia voters had been returned.

Voters in Benicia are tasked with voting in the Nov. 3 presidential and general election for a mayor, two City Council members, a city clerk and a city treasurer.

Candidates for mayor are: Christina Strawbridge, Steve Young and Jason Diavatis.

Candidates for City Council are: Trevor Macenski, Tom Campbell and Terry Scott.

Lisa Wolfe is running unopposed for another term as city clerk, while Ken Paulk is running unopposed for another term as city treasurer.

Still need to cast your vote? See our map below of voting options in Benicia or click to find out where to vote in person in or drop off your mail ballot. The Solano County Registrar of Voters also has a full list of polling places and ballot drop boxes.

Measure D

Benicia voters are also deciding on Measure D, which asks whether voters would support increasing the number of retail cannabis businesses to allow for more than one business in the city.

According to an impartial analysis from Benicia City Attorney Benjamin Stock:

"Measure D cannot legally increase the number of retail cannabis businesses in the city. If Measure D is enacted, the City Council may, but would not be required to, amend the Benicia Municipal Code to allow for more than one retail cannabis business in the City.

A “Yes” vote by a majority of those voting on Measure D would indicate to the City Council that voters want more than one retail cannabis business in the City of Benicia. A “Yes” vote does not automatically increase the number of allowable retail cannabis businesses.

A “No” vote by a majority of those voting on Measure D would indicate to the City Council that voters do not want more than one retail cannabis business in the City of Benicia. A “No” vote does not reduce the number of allowable retail cannabis businesses, and one retail cannabis business would still be allowed in the City of Benicia.

Still Time To Vote

According to the Solano County Registrar of Voters, there were 259,734 mail ballots issued. As of Thursday, nearly half — 46.2 percent— of those ballots had already been returned.

By Friday, 11,544 Benicia voters had already returned their ballots.

Want to double-check that your absentee ballot has been received? Track it here.

Check back with Patch at 8 p.m. Tuesday for Election Day for results on these races and others in your neighborhood.

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