16- and 17-Year-Olds Vote in 2 California School Board Races

Students at Tesoro High School watch a mock DUI situation in Las Flores, Calif., on April 25, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

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.