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Kentucky restored voting rights to 178,000 with felonies. That s not far enough, advocates say
Chris Kenning, Louisville Courier Journal
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Gov. Andy Beshear signs an executive order in 2019 in the state Capitol in Frankfort to restore voting rights to nonviolent felons who have served their sentences.
More than 178,390 Kentuckians who completed sentences for nonviolent felony convictions have regained their voting rights since Gov. Andy Beshear’s 2019 blanket pardon, meant to slash one of the country s highest voter disenfranchisement rates, a new report has found.
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The capitol rotunda was filled with visitors and the media for the executive order signing I believe in the law, Gov. Andy Beshear said. I also believe in redemption, in second chances. Around 140,000 non-violent felons will be able to vote again. Dec. 12, 2019 ....

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