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(NEW YORK) — With Election Day around the corner, American parents may be considering paying for childcare to ease the voting process. But in some states, heading to the polls while your child is being cared for can be free of charge.<\/p>\n

In swing state North Carolina, 11-time Olympic track and field medalist Allyson Felix paired up with the nonprofit Chamber of Mothers<\/a> to offer up to two hours of paid child care\u00a0through Politisit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Western North Carolina, which was devastated by the impacts of Hurricane Helene, Politsit is offering parents reimbursement for up to a full day’s worth of childcare.<\/p>\n

“You should never have to choose between your profession, your passions, and motherhood,” Felix said in a statement. “I’m honored to partner with Chamber of Mothers to tell moms that this election, you don’t have to choose between voting and motherhood. This election, you can do both.”<\/p>\n

A Knight Foundation study<\/a> released in 2020, which surveyed 12,000 non-voters, found that more than 60% of the most disconnected non-voters are women, and within that figure, many were single women with children.<\/p>\n

For reimbursement, eligible parents can fill out this Politsit form<\/a> and indicate how much the childcare will cost.<\/p>\n

In California, the company Bumo<\/a>, which offers education-based child care\u00a0for children six months to six years of age, has donated $20,000 in free childcare services that are being offered in Los Angeles and San Francisco on Election Day.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Los Angeles-based child care center Brella<\/a> is offering up to a full day of free child care for kids three months to six years of age.<\/p>\n

New York-based Vivvi<\/a> child care centers are offering caregivers in New York City and Westchester who are headed to the polls a full day of free services.<\/p>\n

Politisit\u00a0and partner organizations are also offering free care opportunities in California, Houston, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, New York City and Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.<\/p>\n

“Childcare is expensive and shouldn’t be a barrier to voting,” the organization said on its website, adding, “We believe that parents shouldn’t have to choose between voting and care for their children.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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