The Kentucky Senate on Tuesday approved a major election reform bill on a bipartisan vote, paving the way for the measure’s final passage once the Senate amendments are approved by the commonwealth’s House of Representatives. The state senators voted 33-3 on March 16 to approve an omnibus bill that would, once enacted, establish three days of no-excuse early voting, mandate a universal paper ballot across the state, and prohibit ballot harvesting, among other provisions. Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams praised the Kentucky Senate for passing the bill. “I’m grateful to our state senators for putting voters first,” Adams said, according to WKDZ. “Our legislators deserve enormous credit for making Kentucky’s election system a national model in the 2022 elections and beyond.” The bill will also retain an online voter portal, which will make absentee balloting transparent to the voters and officials. The bill will also make it easier for …