The Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, and Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, will not be used as early voting locations for the upcoming presidential election in 2020, as originally planned. The ballots would be legally challenged, according to the Associated Press. There are fears that the sites would be assigned as early voting stations later than the law allows, Claire Woodall-Vogg, executive director of the state electoral commission, told AP.
The Wisconsin Electoral Commission says sites will have to be assigned until June 12 and that the plan to add Milwaukee sports facilities was not in place until September 1. Woodall-Vogg told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the resolution arose from a federal ruling on rejecting programs for early expansion. published through the Wisconsin Electoral Commission.
“We, the citizens of Milwaukee, feel completely and unwavering that their votes will be counted in the election and this action reflects that commitment,” Woodall-Vogg said.
Sites were to be used on October 20 and November 1 as early voting sites by mail and in person. As the coronavirus pandemic remains a major challenge in the United States, the transformation of stadiums and sports stadiums into polling stations has increased. been on the minds of many athletes.
The NBA has been one of the leagues at the forefront of social replacement and seeks to make voting less difficult and safer. The Bucks did the primaries in August when they boycotted a playoff game after Jacob Blake’s police shooting. One of the groups that joined the Bucks to protest was the expansion of polling stations for the presidential election, which many scenarios were able to achieve.
The Bucks responded Wednesday to the news that their city’s sports stadiums are becoming polling places.
“While we were extremely pleased to welcome the electorate to the Fiserv Forum to vote safely and affordablely, we remain equally committed to encouraging and educating others to vote and make our voices heard in this election,” green tickets said.
The Brewers, who joined the Bucks in protest after Blake’s shooting, have to comment.
Here’s an NBA list whose national courts will be used as polling places for the upcoming presidential election.
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