Kentucky Becomes Only Red State To Expand Voting Rights
On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed a bipartisan bill into law to expand voting rights, making Kentucky the only state with a Republican-controlled legislature to do so. “Today is also a good day for democracy, a good day for elections,” he said. “I want to start by talking about voting, about how when much of the country has put in more restrictive laws, that Kentucky legislators, Kentucky leaders were able to come together to stand up for democracy and to expand the opportunity for people to vote.” The bill, HB 574, came after the GOP’s efforts to alter state election rules due to the...