After being threatened with lawsuit, Texas agency will help disabled people register to vote
AUSTIN — After advocates threatened to sue earlier this month, the Texas Workforce Commission announced plans to help disabled people who are in its job training program register to vote.
In a letter made public Thursday, officials from the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas secretary of state's office said they started implementing voter registration services under the agency's job-training program Wednesday.
"Both TWC and SOS share your commitment to ensuring that disabled individuals and all eligible Texans have all the resources they need to exercise their rights to vote at the polls," the letter reads.
The secretary of state's office has designated the workforce commission's Vocational Rehabilitation program as a voter registration agency, which requires that it designate one or more individuals to coordinate voter registration efforts.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/02/22/after-threatened-lawsuit-texas-agency-will-help-disabled-people-register-vote
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