Posts Tagged ‘Youth vote’
Why did Oakland’s Measure QQ fare so much better than other youth vote propositions in California?
Oakland’s Measure QQ, which allows 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections, became the sole youth vote measure in California to pass in this election, with over 67% of the vote. San Francisco’s Proposition G—which would have let 16-year-olds vote in all city elections—is projected to fail by a margin of less than two percentage…
Read MoreHigh school students cast ballots at Oakland Youth Vote Forum
Oakland high schoolers listened to school board and city council hopefuls speak at a Youth Vote Forum on Tuesday evening at Castlemont High School and placed their votes for their candidates of choice.
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