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Restore Voting Rights - Letter to the Editor
Our own Janet Tucker had a letter published in the Herald-Leader about Voting Rights today.
When 186,000 Kentuckians have lost the right to vote, how can we call ourselves a democracy?
This is how many of our fellow citizens have lost the right to vote due to a felony conviction in their past. Who among us has not made a mistake that they are not proud of? Why does Kentucky take away someone's right to vote due to a mistake?
House Bill 70, sponsored by Rep. Jesse Crenshaw, is a step toward changing this injustice in our Constitution. It passed through the House with a vote of 83-16, and is now in the Senate. This bill also enjoys broad support in the Senate but is being held up by Sen. Damon Thayer, refusing to call it for a vote in his committee. We must call on our senators to uphold democracy and support HB 70.
Janet Tucker
There is still time for YOU to write a letter to the editor about voting rights or some other issue and to have it get out in time to make an impact in the General Assembly in Frankfort.