Thayer making GOP look bad

Today's Herald-Leader takes on Damon Thayer:

Kentucky is one of very few states where felons who have served their time are not automatically restored as eligible voters but must petition the governor to regain the franchise. The version (of the voting rights bill) that cleared the House with overwhelming bipartisan support would have automatically made eligible voters of 180,000 Kentuckians.

By the time Thayer got through working it over, what emerged from the Senate would permanently disenfranchise more than half of those 180,000 Kentuckians, according to an analysis by the League of Women Voters.

...Meanwhile, Thayer also is blocking House Bill 5, requiring most state and local government agencies to notify citizens of any electronic breaches of personal information within 35 days.