Coalition More Than Doubles, Urges Organizational Action and Use of Team Facilities to Increase Access to Voting Opportunities -- -- When We All Vote and RISE to Provide Voter Registration Resources --
Sacramento, CA – Today, the Sacramento Kings, in collaboration with When We All Vote and RISE, relaunched “Rally the Vote,” a 20-team, nonpartisan coalition made up of professional sports franchises across the NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS, WNBA and NWSL focused on encouraging fans to get in the game and make their voice heard by registering to vote and participating in elections.
The first-of-its-kind coalition, composed of the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Sky, Chicago White Sox, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and Fever, Los Angeles Football Club, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, New York Giants, Phoenix Mercury, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Storm, Washington Wizards and Mystics, Washington Spirit and Athletes Unlimited, aims to increase the amount of new registrations and ensure all of those who register to vote cast a ballot in November.