Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Hidalgo County and Rockwell County that will allow Hidalgo County to participate in the Texas Effective Absentee Systems for Elections (EASE) Grant project. This grant will help 50 Texas Counties to provide greater access to online services and tools in order to make the voting process easier and simpler for our growing population of military and overseas voters with authorization for County Judges to sign all pertinent documents. Will include:

1. Sample Ballot Delivery - The LiveBallot Sample Ballot technology gives any voter, regardless of ability, access to an online, audio-enabled, voter specific sample ballot. LiveBallot allows every voter an equal opportunity to learn about the candidates and issues appearing on the ballot before they go to the polls. Access to a sample ballot will help all voters be better informed and will increase participation levels among voters with disabilities.

2. Military and Overseas Ballot Delivery - Rockwall County leads a consortium of 50 Texas counties, representing more than 15,500 Military and Overseas Texans by applying for and being awarded the fully-funded Federal Voting Assistance EASE 2.0 Grant. The name of our Consortium is Your Texas ? Your Vote. The goal of Your Texas ? Your Vote is to provide greater access to online services and tools in order to make the voting process easier and simpler for our growing population of Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) voters.