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Sen. Paul Applauds Passage of Restoration of Voting Rights Amendment by Kentucky House Committee

Statement

By: Rand Paul
By: Rand Paul
Date: Jan. 14, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Elections

Sen. Rand Paul today released this statement following the passage of House Bill 70 - a proposed constitutional amendment which would restore the right to vote for non-violent felons who have completed their sentences - by a Kentucky House committee:

"I applaud the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee for passing House Bill 70, a constitutional amendment which would restore the right to vote for non-violent felons," said Sen. Paul. "A government of, by and for the people is only possible with a free right to vote. I am committed to securing this right for the people of the Commonwealth and I urge the Kentucky House of Representatives to pass HB 70 so this amendment can be placed on the ballot."


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