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Students and Fremont Youth Vote urge lowering school-board voting age to 16
Summary
Multiple student speakers and Fremont Youth Vote representatives asked the advisory committee to add a recommendation to the charter process to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections, citing Bay Area precedents and civic-engagement benefits.
During public comment at the March 30 Charter Advisory Committee meeting, several youth speakers — many representing Fremont Youth Vote — urged the committee to recommend lowering the voting age to 16 for Fremont school board elections.
Speakers described reasons for the proposal: 16-year-olds are affected daily by school-board decisions, many hold leadership roles and responsibilities in school (one speaker said, "I'm managing more than $20,000 in funds"), and other Bay Area…
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