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RandySF

(58,884 posts) Mon Jun 29, 2020, 11:55 PM Jun 2020

Atlanta Hawks to open arena as Georgia's 'largest-ever voting precinct'

The Atlanta Hawks basketball team announced on Monday that its home venue, the State Farm Arena, will be transformed into the “largest-ever voting precinct” in the state of Georgia later this year.

“We are proud to partner with Fulton County to give all registered Fulton County residents the ability to vote early at our home,” the team tweeted on Monday afternoon.

According to NBA.com, the stadium will be opened as a precinct in time for early voting in late July ahead of the runoff election later in August.

The site reported that the venue, which is 700,000 square-feet, will also be used by the Fulton County Registration and Elections to process absentee ballots and to count votes.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/505152-atlanta-hawks-to-open-arena-as-voting-precinct

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Atlanta Hawks to open arena as Georgia's 'largest-ever voting precinct' (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2020 OP

Good job! louis-t Jun 2020 #1

a central location far from voter home districts to make it harder to vote. way to go nt msongs Jun 2020 #2

A central location for so many locals to be able to vote babylonsister Jun 2020 #4

Right on a MARTA rail lines DAMANgoldberg Jun 2020 #5

I don't think it would be the only early voting location. RandySF Jun 2020 #7

Appreciate idea, but vote early or by mail, don't procrastinate. Hoyt Jun 2020 #3

I would like to see this happen in other areas hit hard by GOP vote suppression pecosbob Jun 2020 #6

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

1. Good job!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2020, 11:57 PM

Jun 2020

msongs

(67,413 posts)

2. a central location far from voter home districts to make it harder to vote. way to go nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:01 AM

Jun 2020

babylonsister

(171,069 posts)

4. A central location for so many locals to be able to vote

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:19 AM

Jun 2020

fairly easily; there are a lot of people who live and work in ATL. Sounds like a win to me.

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)

5. Right on a MARTA rail lines

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:31 AM

Jun 2020

Green/Blue (East/West) one station West removed from Five Points (main cross station). Drops you off right there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome/GWCC/Philips_Arena/CNN_Center_station

RandySF

(58,884 posts)

7. I don't think it would be the only early voting location.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:22 AM

Jun 2020

and faster lines are the trade-off.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Appreciate idea, but vote early or by mail, don't procrastinate.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:04 AM

Jun 2020

pecosbob

(7,541 posts)

6. I would like to see this happen in other areas hit hard by GOP vote suppression