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While most of the debate surrounding this section focused on the phrasing and meaning of public assistance offices, there were slight changes made to the offices that provided services to those with disabilities. The original bill just included vocational rehabilitation offices as voter registration agencies, while the current law also “extends to many other agencies that have contact with persons with disabilities, such as, but not limited to, those agencies which provide transportation, job training, education counseling, rehabilitation or independent living services” (CHA, 12). The law also states that voter registration services can be provided at home if an equipped agency goes to the home to provide other services. This section of the bill is key to understanding the purpose behind the bill. The goal was to make registration more convenient and accessible to those who were not registered. Those with disabilities found it difficult to access the original voting registration stations, oftentimes because of transportation issues. Clearly, extending registration to the DMV didn’t help this segment of the population. Thus, this section, as well as the mail-in option, was added.


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