In the days after officials in Dodge City, Kansas decided to move the sole polling place for the city out of town, more than a mile away from the nearest bus stop, corporate sponsors have stepped in to help voters cast their ballots.
According to a Monday Fortune report, Lyft in particular has joined with a group called Voto Latino to get voters in the majority Hispanic city to the poll.
The single polling place serves over 27,000 residents.
Per Fortune, the rides are also being subsidized with the help of Steve Madden, Johnnie Walker and Act Blue.
Note that Uber doesn’t seem to be doing its bit.
I would like to know whether this was a Democrat or Reoiblican official or officials responsible for this.
I assume Republican but would like to know.
This is a typical move… make it a civic duty as inconvenient as possible then blovent about lack of participation.
Must have ID here in TN but it is like pulling teeth to get one. Only place in county is in an out of the way, near abandoned strip mall. No transportation within miles. Then it is open for under 4 hours every other Tuesday. Took me over 4 months to get my ID because of limited number of appointments (via ticket, get one at least 2 hours before office opens or come back another time) and other delays. I’d retired so could come back and come back and come back. However what employer would allow a new employee to take a lot of time off just to get an ID. Also remember, no workie usually no money.
No actual obstruction in the process, just make it as inconvenient as possible.
It’s not a poll tax, you understand, it’s just that you’ll have to spend a couple hundred bucks to vote.
Good for them…this horsepucky the Cons are pulling is egregious. I’m tired of btching. It’s time for ACTION. Of course, then jerkholes like Kemp in Georgia pretend that buses are ‘election activity’…I wonder what he will call LYFT?