It’s Election Day and OCCK Transportation and Salina CityGo are hoping to help increase voter turnout by offering free rides to the general public!  

A free one-day pass to CityGo or 81 Connection will be offered to each passenger that is on his or her way to or from a polling place today.  Passengers must tell the driver that they have voted or will vote in order to receive the pass.  Paratransit riders that vote could also receive a free ride, however they needed to schedule their rides by 4 p.m. Monday.

“Transportation should not be an obstacle for exercising the right to vote, “said Claire Mullen, mobility manager for OCCK.  “By offering this free pass on Election Day, we hope to help more people reach their polling place and cast their votes.”

CityGo will operate normal routes and schedules on Election Day.  Buses run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.