On Governor Beshear's continuing tour of Town Hall meetings across the state, he's encountered KFTC members at every turn.  Last night's Town Hall meeting in Northern Kentucky was no different.

   KFTC member and former felon spokesperson Tayna Fogle came out to the meeting and had a lot of time to talk about Restoration of Voting Rights for Former Felons and to address the Governor (and other politicians in the room) in front of the audience.  She thanked Beshear for the changes he'd already made and pushed he and others to continue to improve the process, enfranchising more voters and including them in our democracy. 

I know you've taken some hard knocks from a few people for changing the process to restore voting rights to more former felons, but thank you for having the courage to do what you've done - and I hope you can help us do more!

                                                                             - Tayna Fogle

   Tayna talked about her experience in the Primary Election in which KFTC brought together former felons to be a part of the election by calling people to remind them to vote and by giving rides to polls.    She got several rounds of applause  and lots of encouragement from the crowd.

   Senator Jack Westwood was also present, who Tayna publicly thanked for listening to her about restoration over the past year and chided him for at first opposing a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights, then later strongly supporting it.   

   Governor Beshear has three more Town Hall meetings scheduled - in Western Kentucky.  If you're in the area, come out and talk to him about issues that matter to you!

• August 18 – Henderson
• August 19 – Murray
• August 20 – Paducah