Metro offers free rides on trains, buses on Election Day

Free fares will be provided from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Election Day to encourage voter turnout. FILE PHOTO

LOS ANGELES – Metro is offering free rides on trains, buses, Metro Bike Share and Metro Micro during the primary elections today.

Free fares will be provided from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on Election Day “to encourage voter turnout and make it easier for people to travel to and from local polling places,” Metro said in a statement.

The Bike Share Program will provide free 30-minute rides with the promo code 030524. Users will need to select 1-Ride at any bike kiosk, online or in the Metro bike share app and enter the code at checkout to redeem the free ride. The promo code may be redeemed multiple times throughout the day, according to Metro.

Metro’s on-demand rideshare service Metro Micro will provide 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.

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.

Vote centers will be open for Californians who have not already returned their mail-in ballots from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Super Tuesday the last day to vote in the California Primary to decide races for president, US Senate, Los Angeles’ top prosecutor, a handful of Congressional contests and other contests. In most races on the ballot, the top two candidates will advance to a run-off in the November General Election, regardless of political party preference.