PostScript, where we look back at some of the legislation that saw some action earlier this week that we haven't yet reported on.

Yesterday, the Kentucky House approved House Bill 534, which is a sweeping elections bill.

As our June LaFleur reports, it lasers in on potential noncitizen voting.

Despite little evidence of that happening in the Commonwealth.

An Owensboro lawmaker proposes an elections overhaul with integrity in mind.

We have put in a great set of election laws in recent times, and we have what I think are the best laws in the nation.

But there are those who are always looking for new ways to cheat the system because of that sad reality.

It is our responsibility to remain ever vigilant.

He proposes new election rules in House Bill 534.

Among other things, it allows federal candidates to run for a congressional seat and for U.S.

president in the same election cycle.

It also allows nonpartisan judicial candidates to identify their party affiliation.

The state must also work with the federal government to confirm voter citizenship, and Kentucky's courts would have to forward names of convicted felons to the state Board of Elections, even if the person is still appealing their case.

Democrats say some of these provisions could disenfranchize Kentucky voters.

Why are we making that change from the way things currently stand today, which is those individuals would still have the ability to be on the voter roll while they are still in an appeals process.

So what we have as a convicted felon who, through an appeals process, will be able to continue to vote for possibly years, lose their appeal.

And we've had a convicted felon who should not have been voting, voting for years.

I would argue the opposite is also true.

That individual might be going for multiple years in the appeals process.

And miss out on multiple years of being able to vote.

Regarding non-citizen voting.

Democrats say Kentucky's Secretary of state and other election officials can prevent that already.

And honestly, I have more faith in those in Commonwealth, and I do for those in D.C.

right now.

This vote came on the same day the head of the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security was fired.

That agency oversees immigration enforcement and a citizen verification tool called Save That.

ProPublica and the Texas Tribune reported recently, quote, made persistent mistakes.

A foreign born citizen and Louisville lawmaker speaks to this.

Data has proven out that there is no widespread noncitizen voting in Kentucky or in the United States.

This save system that we're currently using has been expanded, as I mentioned, very rapidly, to try to find data and to act as though we are in this emergent state of widespread non-citizen voting, when in reality, the facts have not borne that out.

Voters that are flagged should not be simply turned away at the polls.

They can use a provisional ballot, sign an affidavit and provide identifying documents at a later date to cast their vote.

House Bill 543 passed in a 53 to 40 vote.

Section 145 of the Kentucky Constitution now reads in part that no person who is not a citizen of the United States should be allowed to vote.

It does not say only a few, only just one.

It says no.

Though several Republicans sided with Democrats to oppose the measure and now heads to the Senate for Kentucky edition.

I'm John Leffler.

Thank you.

John.

That bill is 534, and the Secretary of State's office says it does support the bill, but adds that it still needs a little more work.

The Kentucky County Clerk's Association says it has concerns with the bill.