General Assembly
Resistance Training: Grassroots Lobbying and Nonviolent Direct Action
Join the northern Kentucky chapter of KFTC and others for a training on grassroots lobbying and the principles of nonviolent direct action!
Grassroots Lobby Training
Join Rolling Bluegrass memebers for a grassroots lobby training! You can learn how a bill becomes law, practice lobbying, and learn about upcoming actions in Frankfort!
When states make it easier to vote, more people vote. Kentucky makes voting extra hard.
Amidst a surge of turnout during early voting this year in several other states, Kentucky is left out: Most Kentucky voters have to wait until Election Day and they will have only 12 hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) to vote.
Felony Voting Ban: "Double Jeopardy" in Kentucky?
They've paid their dues for mistakes of their past, however an estimated 300,000 Kentuckians are not allowed to cast a ballot on Election Day.
Kentucky is one of four states that takes away the voting power of all people with a felony conviction for their entire lifetime.
Why So Many Kentuckians Are Barred From Voting on Tuesday, and for Life
Nationwide, some 6.2 million citizens cannot vote or hold office because they have felony records. But only Kentucky, Iowa and Florida impose lifetime bans, and polls indicate that Floridians are poised to approve a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would restore rights to 1.4 million residents who have completed their sentences.
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