Mai Thor, a voting outreach advocate, was honored Thursday by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie for her work in helping make sure all Minnesotans have an opportunity to vote.

Thor, who has worked for the Minnesota Disability Law Center in Minneapolis since 2004, concentrating on voter outreach, education and registration, particularly in the disability community. She recently had a baby and will soon leave the center.

Ritchie said Thor has been an aggressive advocate for disability voters and has appeared in videos and commercials urging people to vote.

The award, from the National Association of Secretaries of State, came with a plaque that says: "For making sure every Minnesotan can vote."

Thor received the award at a board meeting of the Minnesota State Council on Disability in St. Paul. (Disclosure: I worked for the council reporting on legislative proposals during the past session.)