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Lawmakers Urged to Restore Felons' Voting Rights

Lawmakers Urged to Restore Felons' Voting Rights
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By Kentucky News Network
Feb. 27, 2015 | FRANKFORT, KY
By Kentucky News Network Feb. 27, 2015 | 05:59 AM | FRANKFORT, KY
A rally was held in Frankfort Thursday afternoon, calling for Kentucky lawmakers to restore the voting rights of most former felons.

The House passed legislation earlier this month, calling for a constitutional amendment to automatically restore the voting rights of most former felons once they have completed their sentence

It was the ninth such vote in the last eight years. 

This year the House rejected an amendment that would have added a three-year waiting period. 

Kentucky is one of four states that permanently denies the right to vote for everyone convicted of a felony, unless they receive a pardon from the governor. 


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