This year, a new group is joining California’s voter base as two school districts grant 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote.
For the first time in California, teens this age in two Alameda County school districts—Berkeley and Oakland—have the right to vote in school board races this November.
“Young people are directly affected by the decisions made by their local school boards,” Oakland Unified School District Board of Education President Sam Davis said in a joint statement. “Lowering the voting age to 16 ensures that their perspectives are represented in the democratic process and will compel local politicians to address their concerns.”…