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Instead of passing emergency vote by mail, Kentucky GOP rushes thru Voter ID while DMVs are closed!
Mitch McConnell's GOP....
https://amp.courier-journal.com/amp/2881374001
An amended bill requiring voters to present photo identification to vote is heading to the governor's desk for his signature or veto.
Kentucky voters are currently required to present identification to vote unless they are recognized by a poll worker, but Senate Bill 2, passed by both chambers of the legislature, would require government-issued identification with the voter's photograph.
The bill's Republican backers say the measure is needed to prevent in-person voter fraud and ensure public confidence in elections, though Democratic opponents countered it would create an unnecessary barrier to voting, noting there have been zero confirmed incidents of voter impersonation in Kentucky.
Both chambers passed different versions of the bill earlier in the session by a nearly party-line vote, with a conference committee creating a new version of the bill Thursday before the House and Senate passed it that evening.
A copy of the amended bill passed by both chambers had not been publicly posted by Thursday evening.
If Gov. Andy Beshear signs the bill into law, voters would be required to have a photo ID by this November's general election.
Kentucky voters are currently required to present identification to vote unless they are recognized by a poll worker, but Senate Bill 2, passed by both chambers of the legislature, would require government-issued identification with the voter's photograph.
The bill's Republican backers say the measure is needed to prevent in-person voter fraud and ensure public confidence in elections, though Democratic opponents countered it would create an unnecessary barrier to voting, noting there have been zero confirmed incidents of voter impersonation in Kentucky.
Both chambers passed different versions of the bill earlier in the session by a nearly party-line vote, with a conference committee creating a new version of the bill Thursday before the House and Senate passed it that evening.
A copy of the amended bill passed by both chambers had not been publicly posted by Thursday evening.
If Gov. Andy Beshear signs the bill into law, voters would be required to have a photo ID by this November's general election.
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In any way possible.....
Problem solved.....
