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Group files lawsuit to allow mail-in voting for Kentucky's November elections

Vote-by-mail debate raises fears of election disinformation
John Froschauer/AP
FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo wearing gloves, a King County Election worker collect ballots from a drop box in the Washington State primary in Seattle. Washington is a vote by mail state. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds Democrats are now much more likely than Republicans to support their state conducting elections exclusively by mail, 47% to 29%. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)
Vote-by-mail debate raises fears of election disinformation
Posted at 3:53 PM, Jul 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-07 16:07:46-04

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A group has filed a lawsuit to force state leaders to offer extended mail-in ballots for Kentucky's November elections.

Gov. Andy Beshear, Secretary of State Michael Adams, and other state leaders are defendants in the lawsuit. The four plaintiffs claim health conditions put them at increased risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.

The state delayed May's primary and then allowed mail-in ballots for the June vote to minimize voters' exposure to coronavirus. The plaintiffs want an extension of absentee voting and want the state to hold off on the new voter ID law for the November election.

Click here to read the full lawsuit.

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