This article published by The American Prospect is written Miles Rapoport, Cecily Hines. Here is an excerpt:

The onslaught of voter suppression bills introduced by Republicans in state legislatures around the country has evoked intense opposition from the whole non-MAGA world. Protests have erupted, and lawsuits have been filed, often within minutes of passage, against these new restrictions.

Watching this, it is tempting to completely write off the possibility of any bipartisan work on voting and democracy issues. The savaging of Liz Cheney in the Republican conference produces that same feeling. But just as there are rumblings of Republican resistance to the Trumpist takeover, there are also Republicans in the elections realm willing to move democracy forward. So it is worth noting where bipartisan progress is actually being made.

One such place, surprisingly, is Kentucky, home of Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul. Democratic Gov. Andrew Beshear recently signed into law a voting expansion bill that passed the House, 91-3, and the Senate, 33-3. In signing, Beshear said: “I want to start by talking about voting. About how, when much of the country has put in more restrictive laws, that Kentucky legislators, Kentucky leaders were able to come together to stand up for democracy and to expand the opportunity for people to vote.”

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