Oakland Youth Vote at 16 for School Board!

OAKLAND & BERKELEY YOUTH ARE OFFICIALLY ELIGIBLE TO VOTE!

This November, Oakland and Berkeley 16 & 17 year-olds are officially able to vote in their school board elections!!
Thankfully, a coalition of Oakland youth and community organizations have worked diligently these past four years to push the Registrar of Voters and local jurisdictions to implement these measures.
After Berkeley youth passed Measure Y1 in 2016 and Oakland youth passed Measure QQ in 2020, many school board elections came and went with no movement towards implementation.
Please join our mailing list to stay informed on future candidate forums, voter registration events, and the release of our new civic engagement curriculum for educators.

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VOTING AGE FOR OAKLAND, BERKELEY SCHOOL BOARDS LOWERED TO 16

This November, Oakland and Berkeley 16 & 17 year-olds are officially able to vote in their school board elections!!
Thankfully, a coalition of Oakland youth and community organizations have worked diligently these past four years to push the Registrar of Voters and local jurisdictions to implement these measures.
After Berkeley youth passed Measure Y1 in 2016 and Oakland youth passed Measure QQ in 2020, many school board elections came and went with no movement towards implementation.
Please join our mailing list to stay informed on future candidate forums, voter registration events, and the release of our new civic engagement curriculum for educators.

Check Out Our Oakland Youth Vote Mini Documentary!

This mini-documentary features youth organizers sharing how they took youth vote from a seed of an idea to a ballot measure and then a successful campaign to secure voting rights in school board elections for Oakland 16 and 17 year-olds.

In 2020, Measure QQ was passed by 67% of Oakland voters. However, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters has yet to take the critical steps to move this forward to accommodate youth voters in time for the November 2024 election.
Young people are ready to vote now; they know what they and their communities need for their futures.
Implementing Measure QQ immediately, values democracy by honoring the will of Oakland voters and the rights of Oakland youth.

ARE YOU AN OUSD TEACHER?

ARE YOU AGE 16 OR OLDER, AN OAKLAND RESIDENT & US CITIZEN? PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE, HERE.
ARE YOU AN OUSD TEACHER? ACCESS OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CURRICULUM, HERE.

Student Justice Platform

1,400 students across OUSD have identified the priority educational demands listed below. We are asking voters to support candidates who champion these core student needs.