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Article: Uber and Lyft Free and Discounted Rides to Polls on Nov. 6th</DIV>
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<DIV>> From: Pamela.Gaston@dhs.state.nj.us
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<DIV>> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:54 AM</DIV>
<DIV>> To: CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.state.nj.us</DIV>
<DIV>> Subject: Article: Uber and Lyft Free and Discounted Rides to Polls
on
Nov. 6th</DIV>
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<DIV>> The following information is being forwarded by the NJ Commission
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<DIV>> Uber and Lyft Offering Free or Discounted Rides to Polls on
Election
Day (Nov. 6th)</DIV>
<DIV>> By Olivia Rizzo</DIV>
<DIV>> NJ Advance Media for NJ.com</DIV>
<DIV>> For some people half the battle of voting is getting to the polls,
but
this year voters can get some relief from a slightly unexpected source: Uber
and
Lyft.</DIV>
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<DIV>> Both ride share companies are offering free or discounted rides to
voters on Nov. 6, and both companies are partnering with voting
organizations
that encourage people to register and then go out to vote.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> According to Pew Research, 3 percent of registered voters who did
not
vote in 2016 cited "transportation problems" as the main reason they didn't
vote
Additionally, 14 percent of people cited that they were "too busy or
conflicting
schedule," and "inconvenient hours or polling places," which are issues that
tend to affect low income communities.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> This is why Lyft in particular said it wants to offer free rides
to
underserved communities.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> Uber said in a press release it is partnering with When We All
Vote to
get people registered and with #VoteTogether and Democracy Works to offer
free
rides to polling places.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> Uber is also sharing voter registration resources with users in
the
app.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> In order to get a free ride to the polls on Elections Day, users
will
need to open the app, search for their polling place using the "get to the
polls" button, and order a ride.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> It appears that users will not be able to use the free ride for
another location as the polling place search bar is separate from the
standard
location search bar.</DIV>
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<DIV>> Lyft announced its Election Day initiatives back in August,
partnering
with Vote.org, Turbo Vote, Nonprofit Vote, and other organizations which
will
distribute promo codes for 50 percent off rides to polling places. Lyft has
also
partnered with Vote Latino, the National Federation of the Blind, and Urban
League affiliates to provide free rides to underserved communities.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> Like Uber, Lyft is also encouraging its users to register to vote
through the app, and partnered with When We All Vote and National Voter
Registration Day to amplify their get out the vote efforts.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> More information about how to get a free or discounted ride to
your
polling location can be found on Uber and Lyft's websites.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> In New Jersey, the deadline to register to vote was Oct. 16.</DIV>
<DIV>> </DIV>
<DIV>> Uber’s website is www.uber.com</DIV>
<DIV>> Lyfts’ website is www.lyft.com</DIV>
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