In the News Media Mentions Most Recent Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in two Alameda County school board races Oakland Students Reflect on Their Journey Voting for the First Time in Local Elections For the first time in Oakland history, teens vote for school directors. So what do they want changed? History is Made: Oakland Youth Cast their Ballots For the First Time for School Board Elections Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in two Alameda County school board races Your browser does not support the audio element. New Generation of Oakland and Berkeley Students Can Now Vote in School Board Elections Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in two Alameda County school board races All systems go for Oakland, Berkeley teens to vote in November Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in two Alameda County school board races Your browser does not support the audio element. New Generation of Oakland and Berkeley Students Can Now Vote in School Board Elections Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in two Alameda County school board races All systems go for Oakland, Berkeley teens to vote in November In Oakland and Berkeley, 16 and 17-Year Olds Can Vote for School Board Your browser does not support the audio element. In Oakland and Berkeley, 16 and 17-Year Olds Can Vote for School Board Voting age for Oakland, Berkeley school boards lowered to 16 All systems go for Oakland, Berkeley teens to vote in November Previous Media Coverage In Oakland and Berkeley, 16 and 17-Year Olds Can Vote for School Board In Oakland and Berkeley, 16 and 17-Year Olds Can Vote for School Boards Voting age for Oakland, Berkeley school boards lowered to 16 All systems go for Oakland, Berkeley teens to vote in November Teens aged 16 and 17 can now vote in school board elections in these bay area cities Oakland Youth May Be Able to Vote in the Upcoming November School Board Elections KQED Newscast - Published Jul 7, 2024, 3:13 PM Oakland passed a historic youth voter measure in 2020. Will teens finally cast their first votes this year? SEE MORE Youth Vote: Measure QQ Comes to Life Mental health, safety, and closures take center stage at Oakland school board candidate forum These teens won the right to vote. Their county disenfranchised them. Hope, frustration and hard lessons as youth try to lower voting age for school board Oakland youth fought for the vote in 2020, and won. Now they’re being told to wait Oakland voters to decide if youth should vote in school elections Oakland Lawmakers Put Youth School Board Voting On November Ballot Oakland voters to decide if youth should vote in school elections Oakland students may get to vote for school board members Frustrated by OUSD closures, student leaders turn their gaze to school board elections Development of Oakland Youth Vote Policy Oakland considers dropping voting age in school board elections San Francisco, Oakland Consider Ballot Measures To Lower Voting Age To 16 Oakland city council to decide on allowing 16 and 17 year-olds to vote in school board elections Strengthening Youth Voting Will Strengthen Our Democracy