The Voting News Weekly: The Voting News Weekly August 5-11 2013
With national attention focused on changes to State election laws in the wake of the Supreme Court decision invalidating Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, Frontline considered the potential impact on local election regulations. Freed from Federal preclearance requirements, Florida will renew its controversial voter purge. Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has yet to report on his voter fraud investigation begun over a year ago. Numerous lawsuits are expected after North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signs a sweeping election bill into law. A federal judge extended a 2010 court decree that governs Ohio’s provisional ballots and voter identification requirements through 2016. Native American groups have sued South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant over access to early voting. Rick Hasen at Election Law Blog posted an analysis of Texas’ aggressive response to the Justice Department over Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act and the Zimbabwe Election Commission has admitted to serious flaws in last week’s presidential election.