Why the Lightning's Amalie Arena probably won't be a polling place
Several weeks ago, the Lightning reached out to Hillsborough County’s elections office to offer up Amalie Arena as a polling place.
The Lightning thought, based on current happenings around the country, their large building — which is owned by the county and operated by the team — could be of use.
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer said in a statement that his office has spoken to the Lightning and hasn’t ruled anything out. He noted that large arenas work well as “super sites,” with large numbers of voters from multiple precincts able to cast ballots at the site.
Florida statutes require polling places to be located within the voters’ precinct or a contiguous precinct, which would mean that, under current law and absent an executive order from the governor, only the precincts around Amalie Arena could use the site.
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