voting rights act

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23051808 This pretty much wrecks Pre-clearance, since it is incumbent on Congress to update pre-clearance mechanisms, and well....

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57397738/texas-seeks-to-challenge-voting-rights-act/"]Source In the meantime, can someone explain to me what the conservative paranoia over voter fraud is all about? I won't claim to be an expert on the subject, but absolutely nothing has led me to believe...