Unlocking the Vote in Kentucky
An initiative of the EP Jail & Post-Release Voting Working Group and Kentucky partners ACCESS THE GUIDEAdvocacy Based On Lived Experience
Advocacy Based On Lived Experience (ABLE) builds and fosters relationships of trust among Kentuckians with lived experience and their communities. ABLE does so through education, mobilization, and organization in order to promote healthy civic participation for the betterment of people and communities. ABLE works to unite and empower Kentuckians who have been impacted by the criminal legal system, and their families, to ensure that Kentucky’s democracy works for all.
Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Working Group
The Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Working Group is a non-partisan coalition of national, state, and local partners who work together to defend and expand the voting of rights of presently and formerly incarcerated people. The Working Group develops voting resources for directly impacted people and operates the Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Voting Command Center during elections. It also builds community and power among directly impacted advocates, who lead the group in partnership with ally organizations. The Working Group develops and implements collective strategies to empower directly impacted voters and advocates and to end felony disenfranchisement.
Advocacy Based on Lived Experience (ABLE) builds and fosters trust among communities with lived experience and their communities through education, mobilization, and organization.
The Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Voting Working Group’s Guide For Presently & Formerly Incarcerated Voters In Kentucky was made possible by the generous contributions of state and national partners, including: Advocacy Based on Lived Experience (ABLE), the ACLU of Kentucky, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Vocal Kentucky, Forward Justice Action Network, the Advancement Project, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Prisoners Legal Advocacy Network. The Guide’s analysis may not reflect the views of all contributors or their organizations. The Guide is provided for informational purposes only. It not legal advice. It is the responsibility of voters to determine how all applicable laws concerning voter eligibility, registration, and casting a ballot affect them. To learn more, visit the main page of this Portal.
For Kentuckians Impacted By The Criminal Legal System
Kentucky Jail & Post-Release Voting Guide
The Election Protection Jail & Post-Release Voting Working Group’s Guide For Kentuckians Impacted By The Criminal Legal System provides information about voting eligibility and, for those who are eligible, voter registration and ballot-casting procedures. The Guide is organized by stage of system-involvement from pre-trial through probation and parole and beyond. For Kentuckians who have lost their right to vote and may eligible to restore those rights, the Guide specifies rights restoration procedures. In addition to providing summaries of voting procedures and recent changes in election law, the Guide also includes contact information for Kentucky County Election Clerks. Contact information for voter advocacy organizations that may be able to provide further information and assistance is also provided.
This Guide is provided for informational purposes only. It not legal advice. It’s important for voters and potential voters to determine how all applicable laws concerning voter eligibility, registration, and casting a ballot affect them. To learn more, visit the main page of this Portal.