How old do you have to be to vote in Oregon elections? Uh, 18. The same should hold true to anyone who could be able to vote in any kind of city business.
Why deny a super motivated, super bright student a chance to participate in service to community because of an arbitrary age marker?
Keizer (and many other municipalities) have committees and positions that require voting members to be electors (or, rather, of voting age). Usually those positions have a higher degree of fiduciary responsibility. In this case, is the Volunteer Coordinator Committee - there were no rules about age for that committee until Husseman appointed a 17 year-old and Council President Shaney Starr shut it down. Robbed him of his selection. It's shameful.
How old do you have to be to vote in Oregon elections? Uh, 18. The same should hold true to anyone who could be able to vote in any kind of city business.
Why deny a super motivated, super bright student a chance to participate in service to community because of an arbitrary age marker?
Keizer (and many other municipalities) have committees and positions that require voting members to be electors (or, rather, of voting age). Usually those positions have a higher degree of fiduciary responsibility. In this case, is the Volunteer Coordinator Committee - there were no rules about age for that committee until Husseman appointed a 17 year-old and Council President Shaney Starr shut it down. Robbed him of his selection. It's shameful.