Voter Empowerment
Voting Rights Webinar
Learn more about our campaign to restore voting rights to people with felonies in their past and what you can do to make an impact in the legislature and in your own community to get voting rights back to 312,000 Kentuckians and make our Democracy stronger.
Voting Rights Lobby Day
We'll be bringing KFTC members and allies from all over the state to Frankfort on 2/19/19 to talk to our legislators about voting rights and encourage them to support legislation to restore voting rights to people with felonies in their past. If you're new to grassroots lobbying in Frankfort, don't worry! We pair new people with experienced lobbyists. The important thing is that you come and
Lawsuit to restore Voting Rights in Kentucky looking for additional plaintiffs
KFTC's primary strategy for restoring voting rights to Kentuckians with felonies in their past is to change Kentucky's Constitution to permanently grant the right to vote to all 312,000 Kentuckians who don't have the right to vote now. KFTC's Voting Rights Strategy Team, made up of directly effected people and other members from all over the state, decided additionally get involved in a lawsuit arguing that the current system is arbitrary and unconstitutional.
Our most immediate task is to find people who have lost their right to vote to join our list of plaintiffs for the case.
If you do not have the right to vote because of felony disenfranchisement in Kentucky and you're off of probation and parole, and you'd like to join the lawuit as a plaintiff, please reach out to Dave Newton as soon as possible at [email protected] or 859-420-8919. Our deadline to reach out to people to add them is Friday, January 25.
Below is the press release sent out by our allies about the case.
Voting Rights Petition 2019
Petition for broad public circulation in favor of voting rights for people with felonies in their past.
Public Supports Automatic Restoration of Voting Rights
Our allies at the League of Women Voters released the results of a public poll of Kentuckians this week showing overwhelming support for Voting Rights for people with felonies in their past. Their news release is below.
LANG HOUSE, LOUISVILLE, KY: According to a poll released today by the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, a majority of Kentuckians, across political affiliation, gender and age categories, support the automatic restoration of voting rights for persons convicted of felonies who have completed sentencing.
Overall support is 2-1 with 66% in favor and 32% opposed, according to a December 2018 statewide poll of Kentucky voters. This polling indicates that the highest support for automatic restoration is from those 18-34 years of age with approval at 83% and disapproval at 16%.
Kentucky male voters support approval with 63% approving and 36% not approving. Kentucky women voters support automatic restoration by a large majority with 69% approving and 29% not approving.
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