Bank of America Stadium, Spectrum Center approved as Charlotte (NC) early voting sites
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (The Charlotte Observer) - Bank of America Stadium and Spectrum Center, homes to Charlotte’s NFL and NBA teams, will serve as early-voting poll sites this fall.
The Mecklenburg County Board of Elections approved the facilities among 33 sites for early voting in a Tuesday night meeting. Bojangles Coliseum on Independence Boulevard also is part of the plan. Details for the poll sites still need to be arranged.
The board is exploring large spaces that could facilitate social-distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mecklenburg election officials anticipate heavy use of early-voting options before election day on Nov. 3. Large facilities with multiple entrances and exits are desirable to avoid voters crowding together to cast ballots. The plan is for voting machines to be spaced 6 feet apart, twice the distance the Board of Elections previously used.
Mecklenburg election officials are preparing for up to 40% of local voters to cast ballots early, either in person or by mail. That could mean 300,000 or more early ballots.
The Board of Elections also is preparing for the possibility of positive COVID-19 tests popping up at early-voting polling places, which could shut down those facilities for several days for cleaning.
https://www.wbtv.com/2020/07/21/bank-america-stadium-spectrum-center-approved-charlotte-early-voting-sites/
