Transportation
Could Free Public Transit Get Americans to Voting Booths?
Barely half of American voters are turning out at the polls. Could free transit engage communities?
Americans are going to the polls at depressingly low rates.
Only 57 percent of registered voters participated in the 2012 presidential election. That figure is expected to be even lower for Tuesday’s midterm election. And as states increasingly enact laws that require voters to present a photo ID at the voting booth, some argue voter turnout is being further suppressed. But officials in Minnesota are hoping turnout rates bounce back this year because of a new public transit policy.