V101.9 and Hornets Host Jacinda Jacobs and Coach James Borrego Host Charlotte Hornets Virtual Registration Drive
Our Charlotte Hornets held a virtual event in the push to register Mecklenburg County voters.
There are about 55,000 new registered voters in the county so far this year. The Charlotte Hornets hoped the virtual registration drive would increase that total. It featured celebrities like former panther Steve Smith, former hornets Rex Chapman and Mugsy Bogues, R &B legend Antony Hamilton, Devonte Graham, and it was all hosted by coach James Borrego and our very own Jacinda Jacobs.
The Hornets CSR director Bestsy Mack said, “We have some polls we will be asking people throughout so it will be interactive and engaging,” said Mack. “We also would love for people to send in questions.”
There are 55,000 new voters have registered this year in Mecklenburg County. Of those voters, roughly 18,000 are white, 10,000 are Black, and 1,400 are Asian. In addition, about 2,600 are Latino, and 19,000 are non-Latino.
“We’ve been really heavy in our Latino communities. We’ve been working with some of the local Spanish speaking stations as well to get some PSA’s out in Spanish,” Mack said. “We’re also looking at our African American communities, our historic Black neighborhoods, and then our Asian communities as well.”
Organizers hope if a few familiar faces speak up, others will make their voices heard this election. “Just hearing from a role model, it just reinstates the fact that we all need to look at voting as our highest priority right now,” said Mack. There are roughly half a million registered voters total in Mecklenburg County. If you’re interested in joining the virtual drive, head to www.hornets.com/govote.
