The Voting News Weekly: The Voting News Weekly July 16 – 22 2012

Two cases challenging the pre-clearance provisions in Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act have reached the US Supreme Court. The Military Voters Protection Project released a report on efforts made by the States to assist overseas and military voters. GOP opposition prevented Democratic Senators from reviving the DISCLOSE Act. Former Republican Florida Attorney General and Governor and Independent Senate candidate Charlie Crist wrote an editorial on Voter ID for the Washington Post while the battle over current Governor Rick Scott’s voter purge continued. The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments over a proposed State constitutional amendment requiring Voter ID. The National Journal considered the inclusion of an option for “none of the above” on Nevada ballots. An investigation revealed claims of election fraud in the Wisconsin Senate recall and recount to be baseless and the Republic of Congo went to the polls to elect a new parliament amid accusations of fraud and vote rigging.