doing so.

Thank you.

Rylan.

State Representative Nima Kulkarni, as you just heard is facing legal challenges in her effort to be on the ballot in November.

But she's also an immigration attorney and the head of the New Americans initiative.

>> That partnered with the League of Women Voters of Louisville to Register immigrants and refugees to vote on Friday.

She was there when dozens of immigrants became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony in Louisville.

It was part of the annual world Fast, which is an international festival celebrating and showcasing various cultures and communities in the Derby city.

After the ceremony to groups teamed up to make sure America's newest citizens KET about their right to vote.

>> Me.

>> We helped welcome 77, New Americans, which is very exciting to us because we hope that they will register with us to vote and the fall election.

So if having 77 people from 33 countries, that's really a lot of opportunity for them to have access to the process.

So the New Americans is a.

>> A group that welcomes immigrants and refugees like they did today.

And we both are very interested and and registering people to vote so they can have be at the table to make decisions about housing, education, health care and schools.

So the idea of New Americans initiative is to help mobilize as individuals, educate them, informed them KET them engaged every election cycle.

So if you have an opinion that that you want to be is a president, we want to represent you in City Hall.

>> And vote out.

And then like the speaker said today, get involved in your community organizations, a run for office, get on board.

He's so if you are concerned about your street, that's part of the year voting process about housing access.

Housing is so expensive and so that their vote will make a difference.

That case for housing, more affordable trust throughout the state.

So get involved.

That makes a difference.

I think there's a contusion of that.

Do I register one time?

I do have to register every time and it's a one-time situation and what does it mean for me to vote?

And and so what we're trying to tell them is that your vote really counts in the last election.

There was a Jefferson County, only 15% or more people voting to 15%.

So we're trying to get them to realize that their vote matters to make.

>> Of the 77 people who became U.S. citizens on Friday in Louisville, 20 to register to vote there at the event.

Several other scanned a QR code