> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.canbychronicle.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # What’s on my November 2026 ballot in Canby? - URL: https://www.canbychronicle.com/whats-on-my-november-2026-ballot-in-canby/ - Published: 2026-10-05T21:55:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-05T21:55:07.000Z - Description: CANBY, Ore. — Many Canby voters are receiving their ballots in the mail for the upcoming November 3 election. This fall’s election includes the mayor and three council positions, as well as two measures to amend the city charter. - Author: The Canby Chronicle - Tags: Government By Jules Rogers *CANBY, Ore.* — Many Canby voters are receiving their ballots in the mail for the upcoming November 3 election. This fall’s election includes the mayor and three council positions, as well as two measures to amend the city charter. [Ballots can be returned by mail or at an official ballot drop site](https://www.clackamas.us/elections/official-ballot-drop-sites?ref=canbychronicle.com). In Canby, the two drop sites are located at the Canby Civic Building, 222 NE 2nd Ave., and Arneson Garden, 249 S. Sequoia Parkway. The Arneson Garden location offers drive-up ballot drop-off. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. **Measures** A measure to amend the Canby City Charter, Chapter X, would update the governance and borrowing authority of Canby Utility. The measure would put the city’s water and electric functions on the same footing and give the Canby Utility Board (CUB) broader borrowing authority as it plans a new water treatment plant. Currently, the CUB has exclusive authority over the electric department, while the City Council has authority over the water department but has delegated that authority to the CUB. The City Charter also restricts the CUB’s ability to borrow money or issue bonds, particularly for water projects. The proposed changes are intended to provide CUB with greater flexibility to finance the planned water treatment plant. If approved, the measure would combine the water and electric functions under a single utility department and give the CUB formal authority over both. It would also loosen borrowing restrictions, allowing CUB to issue water revenue bonds; remove a current requirement for voter approval of certain electric department expenditures and debt exceeding the department’s prior-year gross revenue; and increase the short-term borrowing limit for the electric department from 50% to 100% of prior-year gross revenue. CUB would remain subject to applicable state laws and state-level voter requirements. The measure also would allow CUB board members to serve three consecutive terms instead of two, clarify the general manager’s role, and require additional quarterly reporting to the City Council. It also would establish provisions for liability and insurance, including requiring insurance coverage for liabilities arising from the department’s operations. A second measure to amend the Canby City Charter, Chapter V Section 2, would change the residency requirement for the City Administrator. Currently, the City Administrator is required to reside within the city limits of Canby. If the measure passes, the City Council would be able to waive or alter the residency requirement for the City Administrator. This would give the Council more flexibility when hiring for the position, including allowing it to consider candidates who do not live within Canby. Learn more about the measures online here: [www.canbyoregon.gov/city-recorder/page/ballot-titles](http://www.canbyoregon.gov/city-recorder/page/ballot-titles?ref=canbychronicle.com) **Positions** Incumbent Brian Hodson is running again for mayor, as his current term ends December 31\. According to his campaign website, Hodson has been involved in community organizations from Salem to Portland before being appointed to Canby City Council in 2009 after moving here in 2004\. Voters can learn more about Hodson online at hodsonmayor.blogspot.com/p/bio.html As for the three council positions, Brian Ayres, Scott Cantonwine, Melody Thompson, Shawn Varwig, and Andrew Mullins are running to fill the positions that will be vacated by Councilors James Davis, Paul Waterman, and Herman Maldonado, whose terms all expire December 31. Ayres has 25 years of experience as an engineer, with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Portland’s Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, according to his filing paperwork. Cantonwine reported a BA in civic communication and an MBA in business management from Willamette University. He has formerly served on the City of Canby’s budget committee, Clackamas County’s planning commission, and Salem’s revenue task force and forecast review team, according to his filing paperwork. Thompson holds an Associate of General Studies in music from Mt. Hood Community College and has served as chair of the Canby Utility Board, mayor and Urban Renewal Commissioner, and co-chair of Clackamas Cities (C-4), according to her filing paperwork. She has also served on the Metro Urban/Rural Reserves Neighboring Cities Task Force, Canby Budget Committee, Knight Elementary School Site Council and CSD Bond Committee. Mullins reported a diploma from Canby High School, and experience as a manager at Canby Ace Hardware. Varwig reported a certificate from Covenant Bible College and service on a city council, budget committee, and planning commission, according to his filing paperwork. Prepare for the November election by learning more about the candidates online and registering to vote at [www.canbyoregon.gov/city-recorder/page/elections](http://www.canbyoregon.gov/city-recorder/page/elections?ref=canbychronicle.com)