New Kentucky Governor Restores Voting Rights to More Than 100,000 Formerly Incarcerated
by Angela Helm from on (#4WHF2)
Fresh into his new job as governor of Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to restore voting rights to more than 140,000 formerly incarcerated Kentuckians-a move that inordinately affects voting rights for African Americans in the Bluegrass State.