NYC Board of Elections to make announcement with Barclays Center

The Brooklyn Nets may be the next NBA franchise to see their arena become a voting station.

When the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association agreed to resume play on Saturday after the brief hiatus inside the Disney bubble that followed the Milwaukee Bucks’ protest of Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic, the league and players agreed to a set of three commitments.

One of the commitments had to do with the 2020 voting process:

In every city where the league franchise owns and controls the arena property, team governors will continue to work with the local elections officials to convert the facility into a voting location for the 2020 general election to allow for a safe in-person voting option for communities vulnerable to COVID. If a deadline has passed, team governors will work with local elections officials to find another election-related use for the facility, including but not limited to voter registration and ballot receiving boards.

According to Brian Lewis of the New York PostBarclays Center and the NYC Board of Elections are set to make a “major announcement” on Tuesday.

Given the league mandate, it seems likely Barclays Center will become a voting location for the 2020 general election.