Kentucky Expands Voting Access: ‘We Created A Model For The Nation’ – By Cullen Paradis (IB Times) / April 7 2021
As conservative state legislatures nationwide clamp down on voter access, Kentucky on Wednesday took a much different approach. Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, signed a law expanding access voters have to the polls with support from both parties.
HB 578 passed Kentucky’s House and Senate last week with only three no votes in each. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans.
“Today is also a good day for democracy, a good day for elections,” Beshear 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 gives the go-ahead for voting centers, an online website to register for absentee ballots and a three-day expansion of early voting. It mandates ballot drop boxes, establishes universal recount regulations and gives state funding for advocacy for and against ballot measures.
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