“It doesn’t matter if it’s a civic pride thing or if it’s not about any one candidate.”But companies are rarely penalized for Election Day freebies, he said. At some businesses, an “I Voted” sticker is your ticket to free things. It will get you a free cookie at Great American Cookies and a red, white and blue limited-edition pin at Foot Locker. Chuck E. Cheese’s will give you a free personal-size pepperoni pizza if you say you voted or use a coupon code. The big one is transportation: It is common for political groups, churches and others to provide voters a free lift to the polls on Election Day.

Source: New York Times November 08, 2016 15:24 UTC