The week leading up to the November 3rd Election Day, Prudential Center will serve as a satellite office of the Essex County Clerk. Residents who did not receive their vote by mail ballot and need one, and on Election Day, Newark residents who opt for in-person voting can cast their ballot or drop their ballot off. In addition, and in conjunction with National Voter Registration Day, Prudential Center will host a voter registration drive September 22 on Championship Plaza.
"Without the New Jersey Devils commitment to doing this we have no location, so we are indebted to them for always being a part of the city," the Mayor added. "There's probably no other place in the county that we could have this other than at Prudential Center, so if Josh Harris and David Blitzer] didn't step up to the plate, we probably wouldn't be here today."
In addition, the New Jersey Devils have launched the "Go Vote, Jersey" non-partisan campaign which will center around brand-specific content, including players public service announcements, tutorials on how to proceed to Prudential Center and podcasts among other related content. The campaign is designed as an education and awareness campaign. The campaign has also launched a virtual hub,
[https://prucenter.com/vote
, which provides voters a myriad of information, facts and deadlines.
"Sports is the great connector," Reynold affirmed. "It is something that unites people from all different backgrounds and brings them together with a unified cause. For us to be able to use our platform that we have, to be able to go out and educate and serve and provide the resources for our community to execute one of their fundamental rights such as voting and being able to have their voice heard through that process, is something that that we view as an opportunity and obligation."
The 'Go Vote, Jersey' campaign is part of an overarching commitment to the Newark and New Jersey communities by the New Jersey Devils to create as big an impact as possible to the community in which the club lives. A major part of that commitment is driver through the Devils Care Foundation. The initiative is a key part of the Foundation's focus on social injustice issues and continues the support and impact of working for the betterment of diverse communities.
"I think that's critically important, whether it's through what we've been going through as it relates to COVID, social equity or this process in terms of being able to give citizens the right to be able to go out and have their voice be heard through the voting process," Reynolds noted
"The Devils Care Foundation and the Devils Youth Foundation is something that we have put a lot of emphasis and a lot of resources behind in terms of being able to bring our community together, especially the youth side and pave a path for them to understand that their voice matters, and their voice can be heard. This is one of their fundamental rights, and we are going to partner with them, as well as with the city and the state to continue to make this a better place for them to live and raise their families."
For detailed information about Prudential Center as a polling site and the 'Go Vote, Jersey' campaign
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for the full press release outlining the initiatives.
