LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Staples Center will serve as a vote center for the November election in connection with the agreement to end the boycott of playoff games by NBA players, officials announced.
What You Need To Know
- Staples Center will serve as a vote center for the November election
- The NBA playoffs were postponed by the players this week for three days, in recognition of social justice
- The postponement was prompted by the police shooting of Jacob Blake last Sunday
- Players and team reps came to an agreement Friday to work with officials in every NBA city to use team arenas as voting locations
The agreement between the players' union and league was announced Friday and ends the boycott. It included a commitment to work with officials in every NBA city to use team arenas as voting locations in November.
Voters will be able to cast their ballots at Staples Center beginning October 30 through Election Day, November 3. Staples Center will also act as a vote by mail drop box location for those who prefer to drop off their completed mail-in ballots in an official drop box provided by the Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan announced Friday that the Forum in Inglewood will also be a vote center for the November election.