Oakland Minors Gain Major Enfranchisement, Now May Vote In School Board Elections

CBS Bay Area

September 13, 2024

OAKLAND -- Diamond Griggs is one of hundreds of Oakland 16- and 17-year-olds who, for the first time ever, will be able to cast a vote in their local school board election.

"It means a lot. I've never gotten to vote before because I've always seen, like, people talking about presidential reasons and stuff but voting for school board is more important to me," Griggs said.

Measure QQ, which passed in Oakland in 2020, lowered the voting age for local school board elections to 16.

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