General Discussion

Andy Beshear’s veto of HB139 in your state was overridden. Address changes are one reason for purging voters, and those go into effect right away, as reported by the USPS. And although Section 30 of HB139 specifically does not take effect until 1/1/2028, it includes essentially the same egregious things as the federal SAVE act. Specifically Section 30 says that state agencies are supposed to purge voter rolls based on a variety of inputs from agencies whether local or federal, and if purged, only the following ID is allowed for proof of citizenship.to restore a person to voter rolls:

(a) A United States birth certificate that meets all the following requirements:

Is issued by the city, county, or state of birth;
Lists the applicant's full name, date of birth, and place of birth;
Lists the applicant's parent or parents and their full names;
Has the signature of the city, county, or state registrar;
Has the date it was filed with the registrar's office; and
Has the seal or stamp of the city, county, or state in which it was issued;

(b) An undamaged United States passport that is or was valid for ten (10) vears
for adults or five (5) years for children under sixteen (16) and does not contain a United States National endorsement;
(c) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth;
(d) A Certificate of Naturalization; or
(e) A Certificate of Citizenship

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HB139 Section 30 says that the state Board of Elections can or shall have a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with a federal agency to identify voters who are possibly ineligible to vote. Your state is supposed to hand over a roster that includes minimal information, the federal agency hands back a list of possible noncitizens.

-- Please note that although ‘minimal information’ sounds like a good way to protect personal data, it actually greatly increases false positives — i.e., John Smith born 3/1/1960 might be all they have to go on. This very ‘wide net’ approach to excluding voters was used in voter caging in Florida in Bush/Gore election to disqualify lots of black voters.
- Please note that there is no penalty if the federal agency hands over a massive list of ‘noncitizens’ that turns out to be 90% poppycock (erroneous).

My initial reading is that the new Kentucky law is similar but not identical to the new Florida law, because new registrations are not specifically addressed, but the effect on voter purges is the same.
Not all birth certificates meet the criteria stated, especially for older people; and the law says ‘applicant’s full name’ (begging the question of married names or other name changes).