Election administrators in 20 states and in D.C. used sports stadiums as polling places during 2020 largely because of the amount of space available to maintain social distancing.
During 2020, during the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were social distancing, sports stadiums did double duty as polling places.A new study from Rice University in Houston concludes that sports stadiums doubling as polling locations was popular in 2020 and should be expanded
“Voting at sports stadiums in 2020 was an out-of-the-park home run,” said Bob Stein, professor of political science at Rice University in Houston. “Voters really like casting their ballots where they watch their home teams play ball. Election administrators who aren’t already opening polling places in stadiums need to seriously think about it for future elections.”
The study also notes that the trend toward stadium voting happened the same year Black athletes sparked more interest in voting in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. There were no political parties that specifically benefited from stadium voting over the others, as research shows it was popular among both Democrats and Republicans.
“One of the key benefits of stadium voting is teams know how to handle lines,” the study says. “It is what they do all year round. Keeping wait times short is central to their business model. A number of teams brought that expertise as well as actual staff to the task.”
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