Forward Kentucky: The real reasons for Kentucky’s GOP voter “reforms”
Berry Craig
By BERRY CRAIG
Some well-intentioned liberals are praising Kentucky Republican lawmakers for making it easier to vote in the Bluegrass State instead of passing laws aimed at suppressing minority votes, most of which go to Democrats.
They’d never admit it, of course. But the Republicans approved voting “reform” legislation because it helps the GOP.
Last year, the deadly coronavirus pandemic led to emergency changes in voting rules to give Kentuckians greater and safer access to the ballot box.