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Why not let students run California\u2019s school boards?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Matthews | November, 2023<\/p>\n

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Oregon Teen’s Activism Could Lead To Lower Voting Age<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Julia Shumway | January 2023<\/p>\n

A 15-year-old\u2019s political activism could result in Oregon legislators considering lowering the state voting age to 16.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Should 16-Year-Olds Get To Vote? Culver City Will Decide.<\/a><\/strong>
\nConnor Sheets | Nov 2022<\/p>\n

The California city\u2019s local Measure VY would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in city and school board elections and goes before voters today. No other municipality in the country has the issue on its ballot.<\/p>\n

Youthful Activists On The Move <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Males | Oct 2022<\/p>\n

Older generations have generally favored “nowism,” which privileges short-term well-being at the expense of long-term environmental and societal sustainability. And today\u2019s youth are done with it.<\/p>\n