Ballot Drop Boxes In Benicia: CA Recall

BENICIA, CA — Tuesday is the day: It’s the last day to turn your ballots in or vote in person for the gubernatorial recall election that could unseat first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Ballots include 46 candidates who are vying for Newsom's job, including 24 Republicans, nine Democrats and 13 others.

Polls and drop-off locations opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

“Voters who still have their vote-by-mail ballot can drop it off at any polling location, vote center, or ballot drop box,” said California Secretary of State Shirley Weber. “If you’re voting in person, you have a right to cast your ballot as long as you are in line by 8 p.m.”

Ballots can also be dropped in a U.S. Postal Service mailbox but must be postmarked Tuesday, Sept. 14.

If you are not registered to vote, there’s still time. Same-day voter registration is available at each county election office, polling place and vote center across the state. To do so, you just need to fill out a voter registration form at the site.

“[Those] ballots will be counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process,” Weber said in a statement.

If you don’t know if you are registered to vote, you can check here: VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov.

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Polling Places, Ballot Drop Boxes And Vote Centers

There are several drop boxes and polling places in and around Benicia open on Tuesday. They include:

Drop Boxes

• Benicia City Clerk, 250 East L St., Benicia
• Raley's, 890 Southampton Road, Benicia
• The Gateway Church, 1315 Military West, Benicia
• Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo
• Cal Maritime Academy (Aquatic Center), 117 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo

Polling Places

• Benicia Senior Center, 187 East L St.
• Church of Jesus Christ - LDS, 1125 Southampton Road
• National Guard Armory, 711 Hillcrest Ave.
• New Harbor Church, 4858 East 2nd St.
• The Gateway, 1315 Military West
• Turner Elementary, 540 Rose Drive

Click here to find more area drop boxes and polling places across California.

The state Republican Party last month decided not to endorse a candidate, but conservative talk show host Larry Elder became the party’s front-runner, leading polls for months.

In a recent poll from the University of California, Berkeley, Elder was the leading choice for people planning to vote for a recall candidate in the election, with a 28 percentage-point lead over the next closest candidate.

Democrats stood behind Newsom throughout the intensifying recall effort. On Monday, President Joe Biden showed his support in person for Newsom by flying into the Golden State.

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