The following is a press release from Metro.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will offer free rides on all Metro buses, trains, Metro Bike Share and Metro Micro on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Metro will not collect fare from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 5.
Metro encourages all eligible county residents to exercise their constitutional right to vote. By offering free rides on Election Day, Metro is doing its part to encourage voter turnout and make it easier for people to travel to and from local polling places.
Metro Bike Share
Additionally, Metro’s Bike Share Program will be providing free 30-minute rides on Election Day with the promo code 110524. Just select 1-Ride at any Metro Bike Share kiosk, online or in the Metro Bike Share app and enter the code at checkout to redeem the free ride. A credit or debit card is required. The promo code may be redeemed multiple times throughout the day. Electric Metro Bike fees are waived, and bike rides are just an additional $1.75 for each half hour after the first 30 minutes.
Metro Bike Share has created an interactive map for users to easily locate in-person voting locations and ballot drop boxes for users to pedal to the polls on Election Day, available at https://bikeshare.metro.net/go-vote/. Metro encourages customers to share the hashtag #pedaltothepolls along with tagging photos @bikemetro on social media for a chance to be featured on Metro feeds.
Metro Micro
Metro’s on-demand rideshare service Metro Micro will also be providing free rides on Election Day. Metro Micro provides short trips in eight zones across Los Angeles County. Use the coupon code Vote24 when booking your trip on the app, online, or through the call center at 323-GO-METRO (323-466-3876) and press option 5. This coupon code is only valid on Election Day.
WHEN & WHERE:
VOTE-BY-MAIL RETURNS TO NINE METRO STATIONS
Metro Station Experience is continuing its partnership with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office (RR/CC) to expand voting access for persons who use or live near Metro stations for the upcoming General November election.
As with previous elections, these Drop Boxes are strategically placed in unpaid areas, in clear view of CCTV cameras, and designed to deter tampering.
Stations with Vote-By-Mail Drop Boxes
- Union Station (east portal)
- El Monte Bus Transit Center (plaza area)
- Harbor Gateway Transit Center (transit plaza area)
- Harbor Freeway C Line (park and ride area)
- Hollywood/Western B Line (plaza area)
- North Hollywood B Line (east plaza area)
- Norwalk C Line (east plaza area)
- Westlake/MacArthur Park B & D Lines (courtyard area)
- Wilshire/Vermont B & D Lines (courtyard area)
Additionally, Metro headquarters in Union Station will have a voting center on Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
For more information, please visit https://thesource.metro.net/vote-by-mail-at-selected-metro-stations.
