With its concert halls across the country silenced by the pandemic, Live Nation will unveil on Wednesday a set of election-season initiatives, including plans to transform many of those venues into polling places in November.
The company hopes its effort can help fill a void in jurisdictions where traditional polling locations are off-line because of safety issues during the pandemic. Many of those are in cities where Live Nation’s midsize venues, theaters and clubs can accommodate greater social distancing.
Performance spaces in most U.S. cities have been shuttered since March. The transformation into polling sites will come at a time when those music venues would have been diving into their traditionally bustling fall and winter concert seasons."Live Nation has stepped up to the mic in providing our community safe in-person voting experiences at two iconic music venues," said Dean Logan, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, in a statement.
Live Nation officials say they hope their campaign drives a broader awareness that many music facilities can be activated as safe voting centers, prompting local officials to consider venues even beyond the company's own stable. More Than a Vote has spurred more than 20 sports arenas to sign on for Election Day activity this November, and discussions continue in other markets. The group's bipartisan advisory board is led by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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