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Deseret News
Teens could have a say in school board elections if permitted by their local boards
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Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, left, listens as Arundhati Oommen, a West High School student and student member of the Salt Lake City Board of Education, center, testifies on HB338 at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The bill, sponsored by Briscoe, would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board races if permitted by the local school board.
Laura Seitz, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY A bill that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board races if permitted by their local school board won the support a House committee on Wednesday.