Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
This statement was issued by Greg Capillo and Jordan Mazurek, two individuals who were dragged out of the room after attempting to ask the Senate State and Local Government Committee to consider and pass HB 70.
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
These flyers tell the stories of two former felons who would be impacted by a proposed change to our voting rights amendment that would add a five to ten year waiting period before automatic restoration of voting rights.
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
This powerpoint presentation was used for a "Power Up!" webinar on our work to restore voting rights for former felons, an overview of the history of voting rights in Kentucky, and some information regarding the potential impact of more stringent voter id laws.
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
This document contains information about the current voter identification law in Kentucky, the impacts that proposed changes to the law may have on Kentuckians, KFTC's position on voter identification, and other resources.
Sentencing Project
This report from the Sentencing Project provides state-by-state data about how many individuals have lost the right to vote due to a crazy-quilt pattern of laws that bar people convicted of a felony from voting. Kentucky is one of three states that bars more than 20% of voting age African Americans from voting. A total of 243,842 Kentuckians have lost the right to vote.
Cumberland County News/Carl Wicklund
Carl Wicklund Letter on Voting Rights
Division of Probation and Parole
Former felons can fill out this form to request voting rights restoration through the Governor's executive pardoning power.
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Half-sheet with instructions on how to call the legislative message line in support of HB 70. This is useful for handing out to people at tables or events.
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Use this petition to find members of your community who are supportive of the idea of restoring the right to vote for former felons.
League of Women Voters of Kentucky
This report on our felon disenfranchisement problem was issued by the League of Women Voters of Kentucky in 2006.
