As part of the transition to a by-trustee area election system by the Benicia Unified School District, the District’s Governing Board will hold public hearings to receive community comments and public testimony concerning the composition of potential trustee voting areas associated with the District’s transition to a by-trustee area election system in advance of the preparation of draft trustee voting area plans by the District’s demographer. Information on this process can be found below. This information will be updated during the process as needed.
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District Board Adopts Trustee Area Elections, Selects Map 1
On December 12, 2019, the Governing Board formally adopted a resolution to transition to a by-trustee area election system and adopted Map Plan 1 as the District’s trustee area plan. Prior to making its decision, the Governing Board held public meetings to review...
MAP OPTIONS FOR CVRA TRANSITION FROM “AT-LARGE” TO “BY-TRUSTEE AREA” ELECTIONS
Dear Benicia USD Community: As the District continues to move through the process of transitioning to “by-Trustee-area” elections under the legal requirements of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), we have reached a critical point. The District is releasing...