The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) announced Monday that Ride On bus services will be available to transport county residents to early voting locations beginning Oct. 27.
Montgomery County has 14 early voting centers where residents can cast their ballots in advance of election day on Nov. 8. Early voting begins on Oct. 27 and will continue through Nov. 3. Residents can cast their ballots at any early voting location between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. during that time.
Ride On services will be available each early voting day to transport residents to a polling location. Reliable bus services in the lead-up to Maryland’s Gubernatorial General Election in November will allow for “inclusion, connectedness and advancement,” for residents who rely on public transportation to make essential trips, said MCDOT Director Chris Conklin.
“We want to ensure that all of our residents, regardless of income or ability, can get to polling sites,” Conklin said in MCDOT’s Monday release.
Residents can look up scheduled Ride On bus routes by location online. Voters can also learn more about early voting centers and their hours of operation on the Montgomery County Board of Elections website.
Residents can view a list of Ride On and Metrobus routes that will serve early voting centers online and below.
Activity Center at Bohrer Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center Damascus Community Recreation Center Executive Office Building Germantown Community Recreation Center Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center Mid-County Community Recreation Center Nancy H. Dacek N. Potomac Community Recreation Center Potomac Community Recreation Center Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station Silver Spring Civic Building Wheaton Library & Community Recreation Center White Oak Community Recreation Center |
Ride On route 59 (closest) Ride On route 48 Ride On route 90 Ride On routes 44, 46, 47, 54, 56 Ride On route 98 Ride On route 34 (closest) Metrobus routes Z6 and Z7 Ride On routes 26, 39 and 49 Ride On route 301 Ride On route 37 Ride On routes 52 and 53 & Metrobus routes Y2 and Y8 Ride On routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 & Metrobus route F4 Ride on routes 9 and 31 & Metrobus routes Y2, Y7 and Y8 Ride on route 10 & Metrobus routes Z6 and Z8 (closest) |
This article was originally published Oct. 18.