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# Albany Today, Sept. 17
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/18/newsletters/albany-today-sept-17-2026/
- Published: 2026-09-18T00:20:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T00:20:24.000Z
- Description: Can Albany teens vote? It’s complicated.
- Author: Editor's desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

With November’s election approaching, Albany teens will get their first chance to vote in a local school board race, nearly two years after residents lowered the voting age.

But they likely won't get to vote for City Council or Albany ballot measures. Officials say the registrar of voters is to blame.

[Albany youth voting set for school board as city effort stallsAlbany officials say delays by the county registrar left too little time to fully implement Measure V.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-fe8b0ca6-8de5-42e4-ae41-7fe9b44c56f1.png)Albany ScannerAllyson Aleksey![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1466780446965-2072a3de8a43-e8a14ca3-7af4-4f0d-b4bd-297485691234.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/18/city/albany-youth-voting-set-for-school-board-city-effort-stalls/)

## In other news

We're now halfway through our matching campaign. A generous local donor is still matching every first-time gift dollar for dollar, up to $10,000, and **just** **$3,600 of the match is still available.**

Every gift helps, no matter the size.

[These Albany stories don’t tell themselvesKeep fueling local news.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-3ba6a261-4a67-403e-95cb-ca619bfaf9ca.png)Albany ScannerEditor’s desk![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/double-down-fb-1-b5751330-eb72-4cf0-9761-d900a27b06fa.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/17/newsletters/these-albany-stories-dont-tell-themselves/)

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## In case you missed it

[Solano Stroll at 50: A day in picturesFeatured reader photos capture the longtime Albany and Berkeley street festival — and our editor’s first Stroll.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-4adb1777-0155-45a7-965c-9fc9b946d000.png)Albany ScannerAllyson Aleksey![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/jayrussell3-66a00cf0-6fa3-4a68-a716-5afd172833c8.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/16/community/solano-stroll-50th-anniversary-photo-gallery/)

[The Culture Circuit, Sept. 17-22What to do this week in Albany, Berkeley and around the East Bay.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/icon/alb-scanner-orange-a7ecfa99-139e-4275-a3d6-21aeefd97d03.png)Albany ScannerAndrew Gilbert![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b5/b0/b5b0b7ec-798c-4cb6-ab42-472b59c05589/content/images/thumbnail/Dirty-Cello--photo-by-Fre--de--ric-Aube---82712f69-04e3-4941-a79e-8ac8ec7b2433.jpg)](https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/16/arts-culture/culture-circuit-events-guide-sept-16-2026/)

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