Beshear signs Branscum’s election bill

House Bill 564, the election bill sponsored by Rep. Josh Branscum, was signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday.

House Bill 564 extends the hours of no-excuse, in-person early voting days and allows six additional days of in-person absentee voting.

The bill would also make it a class D felony to threaten or intimidate precinct officers and poll watchers.

The bill passed through the legislature in a largely bipartisan manner.

 

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