A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Kentucky Restoration of Voting Rights Task Force.

Establish the Kentucky Restoration of Voting Rights Task Force to review, study, and recommend language for a constitutional amendment or statutory change to restore voting rights to individuals with felony convictions who have completed their sentences; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2025.

Introduced: February 21, 2025

Last action: March 13, 2025

Floor Amendments (2), (3) And (4-Title) Filed

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This resolution would create a task force to study how Kentucky might restore voting rights to people with felony convictions after they have completed their sentences. The task force would review the issue and recommend either a change to state law or a constitutional amendment, then deliver a report to state lawmakers by December 1, 2025. It does not change any voting rules on its own, but could shape future legislation or a ballot measure. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with past felony convictions, as well as lawmakers and advocates involved in criminal justice and elections policy.

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