Kentucky bill could turn advocates into felons for using public resources on ballot questions

Kentucky bill could turn advocates into felons for using public resources on ballot questions

Sen. Steve Rawlings, a Republican from Burlington, says he intends to file a bill that would add strict penalties for those who use public resources for advocacy on ballot questions.(D.M. Hargis / Legislative Research Commission)Laws already on Kentucky’s books make it illegal for officials to use tax dollars to advocate for or against questions on the ballot. But after a contentious ballot question had school districts and employees across the …