AT&T Stadium will serve as a polling place for Tarrant County voters on Election Day for the first time since the arena opened in 2009, according to the Dallas Cowboys.
Tarrant County Elections Administration will handle the logistics, including voting machinery and setup, Cowboys spokesperson Scott Agulnek wrote in an email.
鈥淲e are only providing power for the machines and the space to set up and vote,鈥� Agulnek wrote.
Tarrant County commissioners approved the stadium as a polling site in September and finalized the deal with a contract Tuesday.
The stadium will be free for the county to use, according to Commissioners Court documents. Tarrant County Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig was not available for an interview Monday.
Tarrant County lets residents vote at any polling place they want within county limits, which means diehard Cowboys fans can make the trek to vote at the stadium if they choose.
Voters can park in lot Silver 5 and enter through Entry C, according to the county.
Election Day is Nov. 5.
AT&T Stadium isn鈥檛 open for early voting, which starts Oct. 21 鈥� just Election Day voting.
In 2020, . The COVID-19 pandemic emptied arenas and created the need for social distancing at the polls.
The American Airlines Center in Dallas saw the county鈥檚 highest voter turnout that year, .
The Houston Texans鈥� NRG Arena .
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