Warriors, NBA Hope League's First Election Day Holiday Encourages Voting
“It’s a great trend,” Schneider told NBC Sports Bay Area. “If we can have everyone in the country voting, we have the best chance of getting the right outcomes.”
The other 45 states are, literally and figuratively, all over the map. Nine consider Election Day a public holiday but do not demand employers offer PTO, and 17 – including California – require hourly PTO for voting but do not consider it a holiday. The other 19 states, and Washington, D.C., do not consider it holiday and are not required to offer PTO.
“This is something that’s been talked about within the league for a long time. I can speak more specifically to the Warriors. We want to use our platform to encourage our fans and everyone watching Warriors games to vote. To make your voice heard. To be involved in the issues that are important to you.”
It must be stated, lest it offends the “stick to sports” crowd, that this is a nonpartisan decision. This is about voting,“A lot of people want to go to watch our games and be involved in sports to get away from everything in life,” Schneider said. “We don’t want to get in the way of that. We’re not taking positions on issues.NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been supportive of activism among the league’s coaches and players.
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