Voter Empowerment
5.85 million people disenfranchised in the U.S.
Almost a quarter of a million former felons are disenfranchised in Kentucky. That is the latest update from a study released by the Sentencing Project, a comprehensive state-by-state report of felony disenfranchisement rates in the U.S. as they stood in 2010.
Weekend community tabling in Lexington
This weekend, KFTC helped to register voters and connected with people around our campaign to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their time at a community event in the Trent Blvd. area of Lexington.
The event was organized by our own Tayna Fogle and other organizations participating included Steppin To a New Beat and Men of Action.
Outcasts at the ballot box
The Courier Journal wrote a strong piece today about Voting Rights for former felons and the Sentencing Project report that came out yesterday.
One in five African Americans in Kentucky aren't eligible to vote because of convictions. In Indiana, the number is 2.4%.
Today's voting rights field work in Georgetown
Today, Scott County KFTC members made it out to a couple of basketball games at the Ed Davis Learning Center as well as a downtown outdoor concert to register voters and talk to people about our campaign to restore voting rights to former felons who have served their debt to society.
Secretary Grimes Helps 105-Year Old Register to Vote
"Margaret Harris hasn’t voted in an election in 84 years, but with the help of Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and Mercer County Clerk Chris Horn, on July 6, 2012, the 105-year old registered to vote, making her eligible to participate in the November 2012 Presidential election.
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