Need A Loan? Call Us ! 305-296-8535 KeysBank.com Ani Brian Kurt Brian Lori Madruga Barroso Lewin Kelly Bailey (305) (305) (305) (305) (305) 308-3210 393-4669 304-4187 393-6446 304-6991 NMLS#: 812674 NMLS#: 812460 NMLS#: 812476 NMLS#: 812475 NMLS#: 812459 Member FDICMember Equal Housing Lender WWW.KEYSNET.COM WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 14, 2012 VOLUME 59, NO. 91 ● 25 CENTS POLITICS Suit: Limit Voting Rights Act By LARRY KAHN Section 5 applies to nine Alabama county wants Section 5 grew out of the Justice Supervisor Harry Sawyer
[email protected] states, 12 cities and 57 coun- Department nullifying a 2008 said. “That’s the hammer the ties — including Monroe — rule,which governs Keys, stricken Calera (Ala.) City Council Justice Department has on While the U.S. collectively nationwide that in the past election because two years the cities and the states. If points to Florida as the poster have had voting practices U.S. Justice Department or in that have a demonstrated histo- earlier, the county had you don’t get federal pre- child for voting problems, an that discriminated. Monroe federal court. For example, a ry in discrimination,” said Lee changed district boundaries clearance, the elections after Alabama county is looking to and the other four in Florida 2010 referendum that saw Rowland, democracy counsel but didn’t submit them for that are like they never hap- get rid of part of the Voting — Hillsborough, Collier, Keys voters go to a School for the Brennan Center for federal approval. pened. That’s a very elemen- Rights Act of 1964 that Hendry and Hardee — are Board-hired superintendent Justice at the New York That election district pre- tary thing.