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Also, Nine Metro Stations Have Conveniently Located Vote-by-Mail Drop Boxes
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is offering free rides on all Metro trains, buses, Metro Bike Share and Metro Micro from 12 midnight to 11:59 p.m on Election Day, Tuesday, March 5, to encourage voter turnout and make it easier for people to travel to and from local polling places.
Free fares will be offered on Metro trains at free-flowing turnstiles that will allow access to train stations and on buses all fareboxes and TAP validators will have signage indicating free fares.
Metro’s Bike Share Program will be providing free 30-minute rides with the promo code 030524. To easily locate in-person voting locations and ballot drop boxes to pedal to the polls, Metro Bike Share has created an interactive map at https://bikeshare.metro.net/go-vote/. Users will need to 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; however, the fees are waived and bike rides are an additional $1.75 for each half hour after the first 30 minutes and the promo code may be redeemed multiple times throughout the day. Metro encourages customers to share the hashtag #pedaltothepolls along with tagging photos @bikemetro on social media for a chance to be featured on Metro’s social platforms.
Additionally, Metro’s on-demand rideshare service Metro Micro will be providing free rides across the eight zones in Los Angeles County where they operate. Users should use the coupon code Primary24 when booking their trip on the app, online, or through the call center at 323-GO-METRO (323-466-3876) and press option 5.
Also, voters can safely and securely drop off their ballots at these Metro station Vote-by-Mail drop boxes:
- El Monte Bus Station
- Harbor Freeway Station
- Harbor Gateway Transit Center
- Hollywood/Western Station
- North Hollywood Station B
- Norwalk Station
- Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
- Wilshire/Vermont Station
- Union Station (East Portal)
In 2019, Metro’s Board of Directors voted to permanently offer free rides on federal and statewide election days to make it easier for voters to get to the polls via public transit.
A listing of local Vote Centers, including operating hours is available at https://locator.lavote.net/. For more information, please visit metro.com-beta.com
About Metro
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is building the most ambitious transportation infrastructure program in the United States and is working to greatly improve mobility through its Vision 2028 Plan. Metro is the lead transportation planning and funding agency for L.A. County and carries more than 900,000 boardings daily on a fleet of 2,200 low-emission buses and six rail lines.
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