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Hillsborough board debates allowing 16-year-olds to vote in school-board elections; takes no formal position
Summary
Board members split over "vote 16NJ," the state option allowing municipalities to permit 16-year-olds to vote in school-board elections. Some members emphasized civic education; others cited maturity and policy consistency concerns. The board will forward advisory feedback to the township committee but has no authority to enact the change.
The Hillsborough Township Board of Education discussed "vote 16NJ," a state provision that allows municipalities to permit 16-year-olds to vote in school-board elections, but the board took no formal action June 23.
Student representative Sanjuna had advocated for the option before the township committee and asked the board for its views. Board members offered mixed reactions: several opposed lowering…
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