Voting is Now Open!
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Voting in the 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention has now begun! Ballot request are due Monday, July 11! Ballots must be submitted by Saturday, July 16. Voting is open to any Berkeley resident at least thirteen years old* – including college/university students who are out-of-town for summer break, unhoused individuals, and noncitizens – who fully supports tenants’ rights and affordable housing.
* by Saturday, July 16 (i.e. was born on or before July 16, 2009)
Help select the progressive, pro-tenant Berkeley Rent Board slate! This year, there are FIVE seats up for election in November on the Rent Board.
Every election year since 1994, the Rent Board Convention has selected the progressive, pro-tenant slate for the open seats on the Berkeley Rent Board. The 2022 Convention is cosponsored by the Berkeley Tenants Union, Friends of Adeline, the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America, the Young Democratic Socialists of America – UC Berkeley, Our Revolution East Bay, Healthy Black Families, Berkeley Citizens Action, the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, the Gray Panthers, the Green Party, SEIU 1021, the Center for Independent Living, and the new Berkeley Progressive Alliance.
The 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention took place on Wednesday, June 29 via Zoom. You can watch a recording and then request your ballot!
Any Berkeley resident at least thirteen years old* – including college/university students who are out-of-town for summer break, unhoused individuals, and noncitizens – who fully supports tenants’ rights and affordable housing is eligible to vote in the Convention.
In addition watching a recording of the Convention, you can also read candidates’ written questionnaire responses and read the sponsoring organizations’ ratings and evaluations of the candidates.
Please consider making a donation to help us cover all of our costs. To donate, go to www.berkeleytenants.org and click the yellow “Donate” button in the upper right corner of the website’s homepage (please type “Convention” in the “Add a message to BTU” line to help the Berkeley Tenants Union distinguish these donations from their membership dues). If you are currently in Berkeley and would prefer to make a donation by cash or check (which lets us avoid paying a transaction fee), you can email berkeleytenantsconvention@gmail.com to have someone come pick up your donation in-person (we’ll do so in a way that maintains proper social distancing).
Anyone who has questions about the Convention – including candidates, voters, or the press – should email berkeleytenantsconvention@gmail.com.
* by Saturday, July 16 (i.e. was born on or before July 16, 2009)
Important Links
• Website: berkeleytenantsconvention.net
• Email: berkeleytenantsconvention@gmail.com
• Convention Recording: bit.ly/2022ConventionRecording
• Candidate Questionnaire Responses: bit.ly/2022CandidateQuestionnaires
• Candidate Ratings and Evaluations: bit.ly/2022RentBoardScreenings
• Request an ELECTRONIC Ballot: bit.ly/2022BallotRequest
• Request a PAPER Ballot: bit.ly/2022PaperBallotRequest*
* Or call BTU at 510-982-6696; intended only for those without internet access
Convention Timeline
• Monday, July 11: Last day to request a ballot
• Saturday, July 16: Last day to vote