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What to know about Prop 1 election as early voting begins
Early voting has officially begun in Travis County for the May 7 election and Proposition 1, (aka the Uber/Lyft election).
The choice at the voting booth is whether to stand by an existing City of Austin ordinance on ride-hailing services, or to replace it with one offered by Ridesharing Works for Austin, a political action committee funded by Lyft and Uber.
Watch the above video from the Statesman's transportation writer Ben Wear for a simple breakdown of three things you need to know if you're voting in the next two weeks. Or, if you prefer your breakdown in written form, read this written Q&A breakdown of what exactly is at issue, what the ballot language means, and what will (or won't, or may) happen after the election.
