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Restoration of Voting Rights Focus Lobby Day
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February-10-2009 09:00 AM
February-10-2009 04:00 PM
February-10-2009 from 08:00 am to 03:00 pm |
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| Where | Capitol Annex, Frankfort |
| Contact Name | Dave Newton |
| Contact Email | Dave@KFTC.org |
| Contact Phone | (859) 420-8919 |
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This will be our largest day in Frankfort of 2009 focusing on restoring voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society.
Kentucky is one of just 2 states that take voting rights away from all former felons and this impacts 186,000 Kentuckians, weakening our democracy and our justice system.
We'll have a rally and will form lobby groups early in the day, including a mix of experienced lobbyists and first-time lobbyists to talk to their Representatives and Senators.
There will also be carpools from most KFTC chapter areas including Lexington and Louisville.
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Tuesday February 10
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| 8 a.m. - 9 a.m | Annex Room 171 - Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee: Our bill might be heard on this day. If it hasn't been heard yet, it is still valuable to have members in the room to make an impression on committee members. |
| 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Annex Room 113 - We'll be basing out of this room throughout most of the day. Here we'll form lobby teams, orient people,
and assign legislative targets. |
| 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Annex Room 131 - Press Conference/Speak-out — Close to 200 Kentuckians including many former felons, family members, legislators and allies will gather to speak out in favor of HB 70 and restoring voting rights to 186,000 former felons. |
| 1:45 p.m. - 2:05 p.m | Last chance to talk to legislators as they walk to their
respective chambers. |
| 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. | Annex room 131 - Debriefing. How did the day go? Next steps. |