Wear your “I Voted” sticker and pick up some of these deals on election day 2024. If you vote early, save your sticker so you can wear it on voting day. Remember that participation may vary in some of these national promotions, so call ahead if you want to be sure.
When is Election Day 2024? November 5, 2024
The polls will be open in Sedgwick County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day and any voters in line by 7pm are still allowed to vote. The election workers will be there to give everyone instructions so you’ll know what to do and where to be.
Note: the Sedgwick County website says they anticipate long lines at some polling locations, so leave plenty of time to get your vote in. Kansas also allows early voting, which starts 20 days before Election Day and closes at noon the day before Election Day. Early voting options include mail-in ballots, which must be postmarked by Election Day and received within three days afterward, as well as early in-person voting at designated polling locations.
If you’re registered to vote in Kansas, find your polling place here. If you need a ride to the polls, you can use the Wichita Transit system FREE on election day.
(Speaking of the cost of freedom, we’re beginning to see several Veterans Day freebies and deals announced. Be sure to check them out if you are or know a veteran.)
Election Day Freebies and Deals 2024
If you want even more goodness than what we’ve found below, check out our list of day-by-day restaurant deals, scroll down to Tuesday, and see what’s being offered!
Wichita Transit is offering free bus rides to anyone on election day, November 5. Transit routes operate within serval blocks of most polling places. Riders do not need to provide documentation of voting to receive a ride. Please read our full article about FREE Transit on Election Day.
Krispy Kreme is voting for a FREE Original Glazed doughnut for anyone on election day, even if you don’t have the coveted “I voted” sticker, because they’ll give you one. (Ooh, so if you didn’t get the sticker, make Krispy Kreme your first election day freebie stop and then you’ll have one for any other deals that require it that day.)
Pizza to the Polls If you’re in line to vote and the wait is going to be over an hour, you might try out giving Pizza to the Polls a heads-up. It’s a non-profit, non-partisan organization that exists solely to feed the hungry voting masses with free pizza. Now, presumably and according to their website, their group delivers nationwide; I don’t personally have experience with it, but you can examine the website and socials before you request free pizza. You do have to agree to some very reasonable guidelines (for example, promising you won’t advocate for a particular candidate when passing out free pizza) when you submit your report of a long line.
Dave & Busters visitors can enjoy 1/2-priced games all day, $5 beers, and $5 late-night bites.
Fazoli’s: If you dine in, you can get $2 off a signature bake menu item, including baked chicken parmigiana, loaded baked spaghetti, and spicy baked ziti with Italian sausage. This offer is valid at the participating location only.
Red Lobster is offering two deals for Election Day 2024:
- An “Eat Your Feelings” deal starring 12 free Cheddar Bay Biscuits, plus 10% off your next order, when you sign up for My Red Lobster Rewards and place a to-go order of at least $15.
- And a Crab Your Way special for $20 on election day, November 5. The special comes with a full pound of either simply steamed or roasted garlic butter snow crab legs, crispy potatoes, and your choice of a side.
Uber Eats is giving a 25% discount on all election night Eats order of $25 or more. They will also be giving a discount on rides to the polls but they didn’t say how much of a discount.
Hertz wants to help ‘drive the vote’ this Election Day 2024 with an extra free rental day when you get a two+ day rental.
Lyft offers 50% on rides to help get voters to the polls. Use promo code VOTE24.
I’ll update this post as more election-day freebie results come in.
Wichita YMCAs and participating locations nationally will be offering two hours of free child care for registered voters from 3-8 p.m. on Election Day. Call your nearest Wichita YMCA to confirm participation and find out how to register.
Marcos Pizza wants your vote on election day. Head to marcos.com on November 8 to cast your vote for their pizza and receive a voucher for a free medium 1-topping pizza.
Reverie Coffee has an election day deal as well. Bring in your “I Voted” or “I Voted Early” sticker on Election Day and receive a 12oz Pope’s Choice Batch Brew for only $1 plus tax.
KMUW’s Engage ICT is holding an election day party after work from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wear your “I voted” sticker for a chance to win prizes. You need to RSVP to get your tickets.
Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes inside the Rhatigan Student Center will be having an election day watch party. All appetizers will be 20% off and they’ll have drink specials. Their TVs will cover the election all day. Open until midnight.
Goodwill Wear your “I Voted” sticker into any Goodwill Industries of Kansas store on Tuesday, November 8, and save 10% off your entire purchase. If you also have a Preferred Customer Card, you’ll save 20%. You must mention the sale to receive the discount, and it can’t be combined with any other offer.
Noodles & Co. is having its own election. Pick your candidate from among three different bowls of grown-up mac-n-cheese and vote to receive a BOGO free coupon that’s valid until November 16. Polling is already open (i.e. you can get your coupon now).
Great American Cookies invites you to choose one free regular cookie – *at participating stores only – this Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 8). The national gourmet cookie shop, is offering one free cookie to people who show their “I Voted” sticker. No purchase necessary. After voting, you probably will feel like eating a cookie. I have not been able to confirm yet whether our Wichita location (inside Towne East mall) is participating, so please don’t make a special trip just for this. 😉
If you hear about a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme on election day, you might be disappointed. The Facebook event page says our Wichita location is not participating. (But don’t despair – anytime the “hot & fresh” light is on, you can go in for a free glazed doughnut.)
2 Responses
Seeing this posted today (11/7/2016) is a little late to let people know to save their “I Voted” sticker if they voted early. Also, if one votes by mail you don’t get a sticker so very difficult to take advantage of these deals.
Hi Carol! I published this on November 3 (which is also when I shared it to my Facebook page and sent it out in my email newsletter). That’s why I included the line about saving your “I voted early” sticker if you have one. I’m not sure why you think it was published on November 7.
As for the deals themselves being available to folks who vote by mail, I can’t help with that. All of the offers/deals/discounts are provided by the various companies or organizations. If you’d like to take advantage of a particular deal and you voted by mail, I guess you could ask them how they’re handling that. Maybe they will still let you get the deal.