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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 17 > Not yet 21? Then technically you can’t vote in school district elections

Not yet 21? Then technically you can’t vote in school district elections

Measure 54 would eliminate the rule, which isn’t enforced anyway

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
August 17, 2008

SALEM — If you’re younger than 21 or if you can’t read English, you can’t vote in local school district elections in Oregon.

In reality, that’s not enforced. But it’s printed in black and white in the Oregon Constitution — at....

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