James R. Jordan Chief Operating Officer & Interim President | Carolina Hornets Website
James R. Jordan Chief Operating Officer & Interim President | Carolina Hornets Website
Hornets Sports & Entertainment (HSE) announced their continued efforts for the "Swarm the Polls" voting initiative ahead of the upcoming 2024 elections on November 5. Partnering with You Can Vote, this initiative aims to educate the public about voting, inform them on how to vote, drive voter registration, and encourage voter turnout.
The Swarm the Polls hub, hornets.com/go-vote, offers various resources for voters in North and South Carolina. These include links to register to vote, check registration status, find polling places, request absentee ballots, and more. Leading up to November 5, the Hornets will host a series of "Polling Parties" in collaboration with You Can Vote, North Carolina Asian Americans Together and the Latino Civic Engagement Committee. These events aim to provide information and assist individuals in registering to vote. Details can be found on the Swarm the Polls website or by texting “VOTE2024” to 704.918.1465.
“Our goal through the Swarm the Polls initiative is to ensure that as many people as possible across the Carolinas have the ability to participate in the electoral process and make their voices heard this election cycle,” said Hornets Sports & Entertainment President of Business Operations Shelly Cayette-Weston. “Voting is a key element of the democratic process, and every voice helps to shape our future. Along with the broader NBA community, we’re really proud to use our platforms to help drive voter registration, access and turnout, especially amongst young voters and those who haven’t had the opportunity to vote before.”
Swarm the Polls activations will also be held at Spectrum Center on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 when the Hornets host defending-champion Boston Celtics for back-to-back games. Additional promotion will take place on HSE's entities' websites and social media outlets – including those of Hornets Sports & Entertainment’s teams: The Hornets; Spectrum Center; and Greensboro Swarm.
For a third consecutive season, no NBA games are scheduled for Election Day itself. Instead all 30 teams will play on Monday night before Election Day – with HSE’s team playing against Timberwolves in Minnesota – using their collective platforms towards encouraging voter turnout.
Swarm The Polls was initially launched in September 2020 as part of HSE’s Social Justice Platform.
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