Kentucky Republicans push restrictive voter ID law based on voter fraud myth
New bureaucratic hurdle where voters must carry ID with a photo likely to affect minorities and students
Last month, Kentucky elected Democratic governor Andy Beshear in a closely watch election – a landmark blue win in a mostly conservative state. One of the core promises of his campaign was to restore voting rights to 140,000 people with felony convictions, which he fulfilled immediately after taking office.
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