Get To The Polls For Free On Election Day In Dallas

DALLAS, TX -- The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) metro system is offering free rides to the polls election day. All eligible riders need to provide is a valid voter registration card to ride free Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., DART said in a news release.

"This is a long-standing tradition by DART to help make it easier for people to get to the polls. On election day riders can ride DART bus, light rail, Paratransit, or Trinity Railway Express commuter rail between CentrePort/DFW Airport station and Union Station, by showing a valid voter registration card," DART wrote online.

If DART isn't the most convenient way to go and vote, Lyft and Uber are offering steep discounts to riders. See below on how to take advantage of these election day offers.

Lyft

• Across the country, the company is offering 50 percent off promo codes with our partners that encourage voter turnout. The company is working with Vote.org, Nonprofit Vote, TurboVote and more to help distribute codes to those who need them. Access the codes here.
• For underserved communities, the company will also provide rides free of cost through nonpartisan, nonprofit partners, including Voto Latino, local Urban League affiliates, the National Federation of the Blind, Faith in Action, League of Women Voters, and the Student Vets of America.

Uber

• Uber has partnered with #VoteTogether and Democracy Works to ensure that transportation isn’t a barrier in getting to the polls. #VoteTogether has already gotten started with a focus on early voting. Their organization has sent out promo codes enabling over 15,000 potential voters to get a ride to and from the poll parties they’re facilitating across the country.
• In addition to that work, the company is offering $10 off a single ride to the polls on Election Day on the most affordable Uber option available in your city (Express POOL, POOL, or UberX, in that order).

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