{"id":205748,"date":"2021-03-09T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T02:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=205748"},"modified":"2021-03-09T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T02:00:36","slug":"ky-election-reform-bill-gains-bipartisan-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-election-reform-bill-gains-bipartisan-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Ky. election reform bill gains bipartisan support"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fky-election-reform-bill-gains-bipartisan-support%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=205748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2383935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2383935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOUISVILLE, KY \u2013 OCTOBER 13: Voters filled out their ballots at the KFC YUM! Center on October 13, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.&nbsp; (Photo by Jon Cherry\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:00 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A Kentucky election reform law received bipartisan support to enhance resident voter access and ballot security. According to Tuesday\u2019s reports, House Bill 574 is now on the Senate floor after passing through the House in a 93-4 vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I shot this video too soon \u2013 just 24 hours after passing committee, this major election reform bill passed the House 93-4. No member spoke against it! With leadership, even highly polarized issues like election policy can be tackled and resolved to wide acclaim. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9tM2eNNrbk\">https:\/\/t.co\/9tM2eNNrbk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KY SOS Michael Adams (@KYSecState) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KYSecState\/status\/1365355008502493189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For the first time in state history, voters would be given three days of early access at voting centers and allow signatures to be fixed if mailed incorrectly. If passed, voters would also be able to request ballots online with an absentee portal instead of from local county clerks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2383937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2383937\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2383937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1229441584-655x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 03: An election official sits between stacks of blank ballots in the polling area in the KFC YUM! Center on November 3, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Jon Cherry\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2383937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOUISVILLE, KY \u2013 NOVEMBER 03: An election official sat between stacks of blank ballots in the polling area in the KFC YUM! Center on November 3, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jon Cherry\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe absentee portal itself is one of the largest steps of securing our elections that we\u2019ve taken in over a generation,\u201d Jared Dearing, executive director at the State Board of Elections said. \u201cThe idea that in a very real time we can track absentee ballots, and we\u2019re no longer in a trust me election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed through committee unanimously and officials believe it will likely be passed by the Senate to become state law.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/md-lifting-capacity-limits-for-businesses-on-friday\/\">Md. Lifting Capacity Limits For Businesses On Friday<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOUISVILLE, KY \u2013 OCTOBER 13: Voters filled out their ballots at the KFC YUM! 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