The NBA just announced that all basketball arenas will he turned into 2020 voting locations.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[Faux pas]

1. Kickin' With Gusto!

[wryter2000]

2. So wonderful

Kicking.

[dalton99a]

3. Excellent.

[bermudat]

4. Excellent!

Hopefully NFL, NHL will do the same.

[DeminPennswoods]

29. NHL and NBA teams often share an arena

An NFL stadium wouldn't really work unless it's one with artifical turf and a roof.

[honest.abe]

5. Fantastic!

This is the kind of stuff we need to ensure we win this thing. The more people vote the more likely we win.

Bravo NBA!

[SharonClark]

6. With adequate parking and climate control as well.

[nolabear]

7. Damn. Sports might save us yet. Fantastic!

[Thomas Hurt]

8. Local and State GoP will try to obstruct this move. Have to watch them.

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. They need buses. nt

[StarfishSaver]

11. Hunh?

[leftyladyfrommo]

13. To make sure people have transportation to

voting places.

[StarfishSaver]

14. I understand

But don't understand why that's relevant to this discussion. Everyone needs transportation to get to any polling place wherever it is.

[DeminPennswoods]

28. Most of these arenas are on public transit routes

or have easy access because they're used for other entertainment when the NBA or NBA/NHL teams aren't playing at home.

[StarfishSaver]

10. I am so excited about this!

Don't let anyone tell you these players are privileged whiners complaining about nothing. They're putting their privilege to good use. I am SO proud of them!

(I posted an OP on this before I saw yours, so I deleted mine ...)

[Nevilledog]

12. The more exposure the better!

[Skraxx]

15. SUCK ON THAT TRUMP!

[SheltieLover]

16. K&R!

Football, baseball, hockey - all should do same!

[ChazII]

17. Best news this week. n/t

[helpisontheway]

18. Now they just need enough poll workers. Nt

[Paladin]

19. Outstanding move.

The trump people must be gnawing their guts out over this.

[virgogal]

20. The Boston Garden where the Celtics play is privately owned.The

owners would have to do this.

[bluestarone]

21. SUPER NEWS!!!

Make sure that some loophole doesn't get us AFTER the election! Just so the RETHUGS cannot file a suit AFTER the fact to tie it up in the courts!! Will they claim PROCEDURE rules? But i do love what they are doing!!! VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!

[WheelWalker]

22. Now if the players volunteer as poll workers...

[cyndensco]

23. That would be amazing!

[MerryBlooms]

24. R&K Thank you.

[DeminPennswoods]

25. Excellent

This is the kind of concrete action that makes real change happen.

[Initech]

26. Good news everyone!!!

[ismnotwasm]

27. NICE!

[crickets]

30. Fantastic! K&R

[budkin]

31. NBA Action is FAN-TASTIC!

To take an old ad slogan from the 1980s!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

32. I hope the parking is free.

I hope this idea gets more people to vote. I'd hate to have to drive 30 miles to the arena, pay for parking, walk blocks to the arena, and stand in a huge line. I'm glad my precinct voting spot is in a high school lobby 10 min away on foot. Why do we seem to be moving toward centralized huge voting complexes?

I don't see the convenience here. What am I missing?

[Ferrets are Cool]

34. I didn't see the memo where they are gonna close down other voting venues

and ONLY use arena's. Can you show it to me in case I missed it?

Giving people other options is a great thing.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

35. If my "local" NBA stadium is an additional voting place, great.

There are a some people who live near the stadium. Most of the nearby housing was razed for parking, when the arena was built. It gutted a big chunk of city.

[Ferrets are Cool]

33. From what I understand, they are going to concentrate on getting out the vote

which is EXCELLENT!!!

[Chakaconcarne]

36. In my city, they are putting out Voter Return Boxes (to replace removed public mailboxes)

Take that you F#CKERS!

[mcar]

37. Good on them!

[greymattermom]

38. Very interesting.

These stadiums are mostly in the downtown regions of large urban areas, no doubt either in blue states or in the blue blobs of red states. This could prevent the strategies that governors like Brian Kemp use to cause delays and long lines in south Atlanta. This one thing could make a huge difference. Folks could sit, have access to bathrooms and water, and be assigned numbers to tell them when to join the line. Also, many employers are giving time off to vote, and mayors like Keisha could encourage that.