Uber will offer a 'Get to the Polls' button on Election Day
Uber can take you to the polls.
In the lead-up to the upcoming midterm elections, the ride-hailing app is helping passengers and drivers get registered to vote. Then they're making sure registered voters have a way to get to the polls.
On Nov. 6 (that's Election Day), Uber customers throughout the U.S. can use the most updated Uber app to find their polling place at the click of a button. Once you've found your voting spot, you can request a ride straight to the polls. Regular fees apply.
The "Get to the Polls" button will appear on the app on Election Day.
Uber is also offering free rides to the polls through the nonprofits #VoteTogether and Democracy Works.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted Thursday about voting and the Uber campaign to "drive the vote."
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Earlier this year, Uber competitor Lyft unveiled its own comparable voter registration and Election Day plans.
Getting out the vote is only a ride-hail away.
UPDATE: Oct. 31, 2018, 11:49 a.m. PDT On Election Day, Uber is also giving away a $10 off promo code in the app. It can be used on a single ride to the polls on the cheapest Uber ride available. So that's Express Pool, Pool, or UberX.
The code will show up in the most updated version of the app on Tuesday. Users can then plug in the promo and then request a ride using the polling place locator, also built into the app for the election.
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
