Election Info

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Students are the experts of our own experiences. Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) must center our voices in its decision-making processes. Our Student Justice Platform outlines demands from over 1,400 student surveys from across the district and we demand OUSD Board Directors implement these priorities.

Youth Voting in School Board Elections

The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is using California’s pre-registration system–the system that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote in California as a whole–as the system to register 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in their local school board races in Oakland or Berkeley. Therefore, a resident of Oakland or Berkeley who is 16- or 17- years old and who is otherwise eligible must use California’s pre-registration system (https://registertovote.ca.gov) to register to vote as a “youth voter.” Any 16- or 17- year-old residing in Oakland or Berkeley who previously pre-registered to vote will be automatically registered as a youth voter.

the November 5, 2024, school board election

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The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is using California’s pre-registration system–the system that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote in California as a whole–as the system to register 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in their local school board races in Oakland or Berkeley. Therefore, a resident of Oakland or Berkeley who is 16- or 17- years old and who is otherwise eligible must use California’s pre-registration system (https://registertovote.ca.gov) to register to vote as a “youth voter.” Any 16- or 17- year-old residing in Oakland or Berkeley who previously pre-registered to vote will be automatically registered as a youth voter.

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Youth voters can participate in elections through California’s pre-registration system. Early voting and mail-in voting options are available—check your local Registrar of Voters for current deadlines.

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  • Voter Information Guides will be mailed to all voters, including youth voters, starting Thursday, September 26, 2024.
  • All voters, including youth voters, will be mailed a mail ballot starting the week of October 7, 2024.
  • The last day for all voters, including youth voters, to register online to vote is Monday, October 21, 2024, although all voters, including youth voters, may register to vote in person at the Registrar of Voters’ office (1225 Fallon St., Oakland) through Election Day.
  • The last day for all voters, including youth voters, to request a mail ballot replacement is Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
  • In addition, from when early voting begins on Monday, October 7, 2024, through Election Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, youth voters can vote in person at the Registrar of Voters’ office (1225 Fallon St., Oakland).
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