For prospective voters, especially people between ages 18 and 29, lack of transportation is one of the biggest detriments to voting, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Roughly 19 percent of young voters with college credits and 35 percent of young voters without any college experience failed to vote in 2016 because they did not have a way to get to the polls.

Citing that data, Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls throughout the county on Election Day. Lyft is also offering free rides in certain zip codes because of donations from nonprofits like Voto Latino, the National Federation of the Blind, and San Diego-based Faith in Action, formerly known as PICO National Network.

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