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As Americans caput to the polls to formed their ballots successful the 2024 U.S. statesmanlike election—casting their votes for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her moving mate Tim Walz, Republican nominee Donald Trump and JD Vance or a 3rd enactment candidate—the NBA volition not clasp immoderate games Nov. 5, per the league’s authoritative 2024-2025 regular play schedule.

The archetypal clip the league made specified a determination was successful 2022, successful an effort to boost elector turnout successful that year’s midterm elections.

“It’s unusual,” the Executive Director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition James Cadogan told NBC News astatine the time. “We don’t usually alteration the docket for an outer event, but voting and Election Day are evidently unsocial and incredibly important to our democracy.”

He added, “That’s portion of the worth proposition that we privation to marque definite radical understand, that voting is dissimilar thing else.”

In the weeks starring up to this year’s Election Day, galore stars person shared that they voted early, encouraging their followers to workout their close to ballot arsenic well.

Jennifer Aniston flaunted an “I Voted” sticker successful a selfie posted to Instagram Oct. 30, penning successful the caption, “Please retrieve that whoever you are and wherever you live, your dependable matters. Your VOTE matters.”

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Meanwhile, Arrow alum Stephen Amell—who was calved successful Canada—revealed helium became a U.S. national successful 2022 and would beryllium casting a ballot for president for the archetypal time.

“I americium humbled and honored to beryllium capable to ballot successful my archetypal national election,” helium wrote connected Instagram Oct. 29. “For the archetypal time, it is my law right.”

And Selena Gomez added a spot of magic to her voting experience, making a pit halt to driblet disconnected her mail-in ballot connected her mode to the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place premiere Oct. 28.

“We can’t spell to the premiere without voting,” the actress, who was reddish carpet-ready successful her reddish customized Rodarte gown and matching heels, said successful a TikTok station earlier sliding her ballot successful the driblet box. “Make definite that sucker’s in!”

To spot much stars who’ve formed their ballots successful the 2024 U.S. statesmanlike election, support reading.

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Reese Witherspoon

"I voted today," the Big Little Lies prima wrote connected Instagram Nov. 1. "I emotion my state and nary substance what happens successful this election, I’m present to determination our large federation guardant successful a unified way."

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Katy Perry

Since Halloween was days earlier the election, the "Roar" vocalist dressed up to stone the vote.

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Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively

Spotted: the Deadpool prima and the Gossip Girl alum voting successful Westchester County successful New York.

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Eva Longoria

The Desperate Housewives alum shows disconnected her "I Voted" sticker during a time retired successful New York City.

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Selena Gomez

The Disney prima dropped disconnected her ballot connected the mode to the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place premiere.

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Jennifer Aniston

"Please retrieve that whoever you are and wherever you live," the Friends alum wrote connected Instagram, "your dependable matters. Your VOTE matters."

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Cindy Crawford

The supermodel catwalked her mode to the section ballot container to formed her vote. "Living successful the United States is simply a large privilege and truthful is voting!" she wrote connected Instagram. "Get retired and fto your dependable beryllium heard."

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Kaia Gerber

The Bottoms actress—who is the girl of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber—snapped a selfie with her ballot.

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Lily Collins

Did the Emily successful Paris star formed her ballot? Mais oui!

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

The Veep alum proudly posed with her ballot.

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Michelle Pfeiffer

As Batman Returns actress enactment it, "Did my civic duty!"

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Olivia Rodrigo

The "Vampire" vocalist documented her full voting process—from filling retired her ballot to dropping it disconnected astatine a section polling station—on TikTok.

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Mandy Moore

This is the This Is Us prima voting.

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Jessica Alba

"Your dependable is your power," the Honey actress captioned her voting selfie. "Use it."

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Maya Hawke

The Stranger Things prima proved she was nary alien to voting, mailing successful her ballot aboriginal astir 1 period earlier Election Day.

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Christopher Meloni & Sherman Williams

The Law and Order: Organized Crime prima and his woman headed to the voting booth arsenic portion of their day nighttime successful New York City. As helium noted connected Instagram, "Vote. Stroll. Experience. Eat."

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Tommy Dorfman

You don't request 13 reasons to vote. Just inquire the 13 Reasons Why actress, who formed her ballot aboriginal successful New York City.

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Regina Hall & Elisa Perry

The Scary Movie alum and the Grey's Anatomy histrion voted together.

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Sofia Carson

The Descendants star descended upon her section polling station.

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Mariska Hargitay

In New York City, determination are dedicated voters casting their ballots. The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit star was 1 of them.

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Sexyy Red

The "Get It Sexyy" rapper got her ballot on.

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Andy Roddick & Brooklyn Decker

The retired tennis subordinate and the Grace and Frankie actress proudly wore their aboriginal voting stickers.

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Ben Schwartz

Proving that exercising his antiauthoritarian close is not the wooooorst, the Parks and Recreation alum showed disconnected his "I Voted" stricker.

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Pauline Chalamet

The Sex Lives of College Girls star dropped disconnected her ballot portion wearing a chapeau supporting her section canvass workers.

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Beanie Feldstein

The Funny Girl Broadway prima didn't fto anyone rainfall connected her parade arsenic she formed her ballot. 

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Billie Eilish & FINNEAS

Voting was a household matter for the singing siblings, who sent disconnected their ballots with ma Maggie Baird and dada Patrick O'Connell.

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Danica Patrick

The erstwhile racecar operator said she voted for the archetypal clip successful the 2024 U.S. statesmanlike election.

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Hailey Bieber

On Oct. 31, the Rhode Skin laminitis snapped a pic of her and hubby Justin Bieber's babe boy Jack Blues Bieber rocking the "I Voted" sticker connected his foot.

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Paulina Porizkova

The exemplary posed for a selfie with her ballot.

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Kevin Bacon

The Footloose alum danced his mode to a mailbox successful New York City to formed his vote.

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