Oakland 2014 elections Archives - Oakland North

Historic day for new Oakland voters

By Mallory Pickett | November 4, 2014 |

Election official Maria Cabahug, left, gives instructions to Ben Oigara, who voted for the first time as a U.S. citizen at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters Office today. Oigara came to the States from Kenya in 2001. Photo by Deana Mitchell.

As Oakland residents take to the polls on election day, one group casts their vote — for the first time.