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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday August 30 2018, @01:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the need-a-lyft? dept.

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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/


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 30 2018, @06:30PM (#728353)

    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.