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Mar. '13

Today, I’m going to Frankfort, KY which is the Kentucky State Capital. I’ll be there in support of HB70— a bill about voting rights.

See, in Kentucky, if you have ever served time anywhere in the country and want to be able to vote, you don’t automatically have that right. In fact, you have to petition the governor to get your voting rights restored.

Like the poster in the image says, this further disenfranchises a large number of Kentucky residents, particularly Black people.

HB70 will make it so that if you’ve served your time (wherever you served it!) you ability to register to vote in Kentucky and get to the polls will not include any hoops to jump through— or ask permission to do so.

Let’s make voting rights actual RIGHTS!

Wanna learn more? Check out KFTC’s page on voting rights.