Hello BHS Community,
We encourage all eligible voters to register ahead of the October 21st cutoff. All Berkeley & Oakland 16-18+ year old residents should strongly consider registering today since they are all now eligible to vote for their school board representatives. Currently, there are 1,800+ 16+ year olds at BHS. Yet, only 438 16-17 year old youth (as of 10.16) have pre-registered* in the City of Berkeley.
If you would like to register to vote > Visit registertovote.ca.gov BEFORE midnight on October 21st OR head to the leadership office in the cafeteria to grab a paper form.
If you feel like an uninformed voter > Watch the video for yourself of the BUSD School Board Candidate Forum with all 5 candidates.Shout out to the BHS Civic Leaders Club!
*See Voter Data for yourself > Alameda ROV registration/voter data. Filter by BUSD or City of Berkeley
This election is a turning point moment where youth are being challenged to demonstrate that they have the interest and ability to engage in civic actions. It has taken over 8 years to get this privilege to vote in our city. A strong turnout from youth will demonstrate that they can rise to the challenge and there is always the possibility that they could claim rights to have a say in a wider part of the ballot items. Today, it’s the school board, but in the future it could be mayor, city measures, etc…Let’s get those registration numbers up before October 21st.
Go Jackets!