Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, seen here in 2020, signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on April 7 that expanded voting access.
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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, seen here in 2020, signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on April 7 that expanded voting access.
Mandatory Credit: Matt Stone/Courier Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK/Reuters

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear signs into law bipartisan elections bill expanding voting access

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bipartisan-supported bill into law on Wednesday that expanded voting access by codifying election recount procedures, online absentee ballot portals and early voting procedures -- an exception to the GOP efforts nationwide to overhaul state election rules in the wake of the 2020 election.