Austin, Texas – On Thursday, former congressman and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke launched a new voter registration tool to help Texans get registered to vote.

The launch of the on-demand "Drive-to-You" voter registration program comes two days after the Texas legislature passed a restrictive voting bill that greatly limits how Texans can vote, where they can vote, and when they can vote.

Given the advancements in technology, you'd expect that something as basic as registering to vote, could – and should – be done online. But in Texas, that's not the case.

As one of only 11 states that doesn't allow its residents to register online, O'Rourke and his volunteer-based organization, Powered By People, decided to help make registering a bit easier for Texans.

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The tool allows residents to request an on-demand volunteer deputy registrar that shows up at their homes or places of business with the sole purpose of getting them registered to vote without hassle or confusion.

According to the Powered By People website, the program kicked off in 10 counties across the state – Harris, Bexar, Webb, Tarrant, El Paso, Travis, Parker, Wise, Kaufman, and Taylor – with more counties to be added soon.

Texans living in these counties can fill out a form on the Powered By People website, scan the QR code shared by O'Rourke on Twitter, or call 915-209-7799 to schedule a date and time for a volunteer deputy registrar to swing by to help them register to vote.

Though O'Rourke has neither confirmed nor denied his interest in challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2022 primaries, the latest effort to help his fellow Texans could stand him in good stead should he decide to run.