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In-person early voting on three weekends prior to election

Rocky Adkins co-sponsored House Bill 253: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 117 to allow in-person early voting between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the three Saturdays preceding any primary, regular election, or special election; amend KRS 117.087, 117.165, 117.235, 117.995, and 118.035 to conform.

Legislative outcome: Referred to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (died in Committee)

Source: Kentucky legislative voting records: HB 253 on KRS 117 , Feb 7, 2019

Make it hard to switch party registration before primary

Legislative Summary: House Bill 273: Ensure that any qualified voter who voluntarily removes his or her name from the voter registration list after December 31 and who subsequently wishes to register to vote prior to the next scheduled primary, shall not be considered as a "newly registered voter" for purposes of party eligibility.

Analysis by WAVE-3 News: HB 273 prevented voters from removing their names from the state's voter registration list and subsequently registering to vote in the next primary as a newly registered voter. The goal was to prevent voters from circumnavigating existing law which prevents switching registration just to vote in another party's primary. Bevin said the measure would make Kentucky's "closed primary" system even more closed.Legislative Outcome: Passed House 84-5-10 on Mar/5/18; State House Minority Leader Rocky Adkins voted YES; Passed Senate 38-0-0 on Apr/14/18; Vetoed by Governor Matt Bevin on Apr/26/18

Source: WAVE-3 News analysis of Kentucky HB 273 voting records , Mar 5, 2018

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Andy Beshear
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Charles Booker
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