WASHINGTON — Veterans will be able to register to vote when they receive medical treatment. Job seekers may be able to do the same at federally funded employment centers. And local housing agencies may offer voter registration help to millions of Americans living in public housing.
All of those steps are being taken under President Joe Biden’s plan to expand voting access amid a string of new state-level restrictions. The White House announced on Tuesday the first batch of actions that federal agencies will undertake after Biden’s executive order instructed them to draft plans to boost voter registration and participation rates.
Federal agencies submitted plans to the White House last week under the order’s deadline, and more actions could come in the future.
