In the News Media Mentions Most Recent Voting age for Oakland, Berkeley school boards lowered to 16 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? Youth Vote: Measure QQ Comes to Life After the Vote 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? 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 voters to decide if youth should vote in school elections Oakland Lawmakers Put Youth School Board Voting On November Ballot Oakland students may get to vote for school board members Oakland voters to decide if youth should vote in school elections Frustrated by OUSD closures, student leaders turn their gaze to school board elections Before the Vote 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
