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Capitol Chat Recap: What happens now that DOJ suing Kentucky over voter roll access

WUKY | By Alan Lytle

Published February 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM EST

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FILE - Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams speaks in the Rotunda of the state Capitol, Jan. 2, 2024, in Frankfort, Ky. Adams, who worked to expand early voting in the Bluegrass State and has spoken out against election denialism in his own party, was chosen Monday, May 6, to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Kentucky Gazette editor and publisher Laura Cullen Glasscock and WUKY's Alan Lytle discuss the new lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Kentucky in an effort to get access to voter registration information. Secretary of State Michael Adams and Governor Andy Beshear have vowed to fight the request in court.

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