Rockford Mass Transit District offers free rides on Election Day
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Rockford Mass Transit District (RMTD) will take you to the polls for free on Election Day.
The free rides will be available to fixed route and paratransit users. Official voting hours for local polls are from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. RMTD will provide free rides from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. giving riders extended time to get to their respective polling location.
To receive the free ride, fixed route passengers are asked to self-identity to operators that they are either coming or going to a polling place within RMTD’s service area.
Paratransit riders are asked to notify dispatch when scheduling their ride in advance and also to provide the address of their polling place. The same is asked when returning from the original polling location. Paratransit riders are also asked to schedule their rides prior to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2024.
Free rides will only be provided on November 5 and will not be available on days prior for early voting.
https://www.wifr.com/2024/10/12/rockford-mass-transit-district-offers-free-rides-election-day/