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SFUSD board formally introduces 'Vote 16' resolution after large youth turnout
Summary
San Francisco Unified School District board introduced a resolution supporting enfranchisement of 16- and 17-year-olds in municipal elections after extensive testimony from dozens of students and youth advocates; the board voted unanimously to formally introduce the measure for first reading.
The San Francisco Unified School District board on Feb. 16 formally introduced a resolution backing local efforts to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections after a packed boardroom of students and youth advocates urged board members to act.
Dozens of student speakers — representing the Youth Commission, Student Advisory Council, Black Student Unions and other organizations — spoke during a 30-minute public-comment period about civic education, the habit-forming power of early voting and why younger San…
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