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Getting to the polls can be an obstacle for many American voters. Thirty-five percent of youth who didn't go to college say a lack of transportation was why they didn't vote in the 2016 election, according to The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
Ride-hailing service Lyft said Thursday that it wants to help tackle the problem by offering half-priced rides across the country during this year's midterm elections. Riders can enter location-based codes into the Lyft app to access the discounted rides.
"It's about using our voice and our platform to make sure folks have access to go vote," said Mike Masserman, Lyft's head of Social Impact.
The US midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/lyft-will-offer-discounted-rides-to-voters-during-midterm-elections/
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Thursday August 30 2018, @04:23PM (11 children)
D) outlaw political parties, campaign donations, and professional lobbying.
E) enforce strict equal spending and media time of all qualified election candidates (the 2 to 40 who make it on the ballot).
Holding breath now.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @04:28PM (10 children)
My post was a list of rules for a "low information voting tactic". Your typical low information voter is not going to be doing any "outlawing" or "enforcing".
(Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Thursday August 30 2018, @05:06PM (8 children)
If you don't vote for people who are serious* about fixing the actual problems of the system, how is it ever going to change ?
*: good luck with that
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:17PM (6 children)
Once again, these rules are for low information voters. The voters won't know who is serious about fixing any problems, or anything at all about the candidates.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:21PM (5 children)
Once again, these rules are for low information voters. The voters won't know who is serious about fixing any problems, or anything at all about the candidates.
Such as who the incumbent is. Or, even, what an incumbent is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:30PM
Sometimes (eg judges) you can only vote to keep or kick them out. Also, I think the incumbent was marked somehow last time I voted, maybe I am misremembering that though.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @08:38PM
That's easy! "Incumbent" is a kind of reclining lounge chair, that allows you to lie down incumbent.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @08:42PM (2 children)
Incumbent is listed on the ballot.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday August 30 2018, @11:28PM (1 child)
Bernie Sanders (I)
Like that?!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 01 2018, @10:56PM
Yep, this just in: Everyone who doesnt think what you think is a moron. We must care to vote for the latest candidate the tv tells us to or else we are defective.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:20PM
Fixing actual problems == FAP. Isn’t that who you just voted in 2016?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:24PM
So Z would be "Become a well informed voter and chose a candidate who best represents most of your values rather than doing nothing and then complaining about the government's failure to meet your needs and expectations"?