A Kentucky judge has ordered the State Board of Elections to return the names of about 175,000 voters to the regular voter rolls. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate issued the ruling Monday in a lawsuit filed last week by the Kentucky Democratic Party. The lawsuit contends placing those voters' names on an "inactive list" could infringe on their right to vote.
Wingate ordered the board to return the names of all Kentucky voters to one
Kentucky Democratic Party
State Board of Elections Executive Director Jared Dearing said the board's action wasn't about disenfranchising voters but instead about encouraging