IN: Mackey Arena named vote center for General Election
Mackey Arena will host early voting and voting on Election Day to provide easier access to ballots for students, according to the staff chair of the Purdue Votes Coalition.
The basketball stadium will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 14 and from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 3, said Mel Gruver, associate director for civic engagement and leadership development at Purdue.
Ten voting stations will be available for early voting, Gruver said, with 15 available on Election Day. Voters will enter Mackey from the east entrance on Northwestern Avenue, wait in one of three lines to enter identifying information and then head into the concourse near the trophy cases to vote.
Voting will not be on the basketball court, Gruver clarified. The machines will be placed on taped Xs on the floor in the shape of a horseshoe, with drapes and curtains blocking the entrances to the arena. Masks are required.
One of the questions in deciding on Mackey, Gruver added with a laugh, was, “How do we stop people from going on the floor to take a selfie?”
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