One of just 3 states that prevents felons from prevents felons from regaining the right to vote.

If they aren't pardoned or have their records expunged.

Now, that's according to the League of Women.

Voters of Kentucky, 2 Republican state lawmakers want to address the issue by creating a task force focused on voting rights state.

Senator Jimmy Higdon and state representative Emily Callaway have each draft or their own concurrent resolutions calling for the Kentucky restoration of voting rights Task force.

Speaking to committees this morning, Representative Callaway explain the differences between the 2 pieces of legislation and who would be on those special committees and task forces.

>> Basically, he's has 5 of each from house and the Senate.

And I've got more specific with mind to members of the House to members of the Senate and then I die then and have a representative of the secretary of state or designee, the attorney general or designee.

I've got representative of the Department of Corrections got a representative from the state Board of Elections.

So we're we're expanding out.

We're also bringing in representatives from organizations who are advocating for citizens rights to be restored.

So got 2 of those listed.

And I I I understand it within that discussion.

There is talk of expungement that we can.

We can entertain that.

I mean, this is something obviously that needs to happen.

We're coming at it 2 different ways.

But as long as a task work force is established and the heat moving the ball forward and we have some things present choice.

We 6, I think forward to getting figured out.

>> It's about the resolutions were passed out of committees this morning with some differences and there will now head to their respective full chambers for a vote.

There should either version passed, the task force would begin meeting during the interim session to study existing laws.

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