August will soon be upon us, Congress is about to duck out of town and the only thing most people can talk about is presidential politics. But that’s not stopping the District voting rights movement, which continues to push forward in its fight for full voting representation in Congress.

On Tuesday the D.C. Council voted on legislation calling for electronic signs to be placed outside the Wilson Building and Nationals Park that will tally the amount of taxes paid by District residents while not enjoying full voting rights. Wait, didn’t they vote on this already? They did, but the legislation was amended for a second vote to take into account that the increasingly Grinchish Lerner family shot down the idea of any such sign in the park. The new legislation merely calls for the sign to be placed on public land near the park. According to a source, Council staff is looking to design and place the electronic signs quickly.

In related news, legislation was introduced yesterday to rename a stretch of South Capitol Street SE “Taxation Without Representation Street SE.” The bill, which was sponsored by Council member Kwame Brown (D-At Large), would apply the name change to the stretch of South Capitol Street that lines the western side of the new stadium (between N Street and Potomac Avenue). OK, so it’s no Fun Street, but we’ll settle.

Finally, the folks at DC Vote have rolled out a new newspaper ad pushing for D.C. voting rights. The ad features the image of a flag-covered coffin with the following message: “192,406 DC residents have served in the military since World War 1. 1,686 DC soldiers died defending America while being denied democracy at home. 0 DC veterans are allowed a vote in Congress. Outraged?” The ad has been running in Hill newspapers and on conservative and liberal blogs. (A screen-cap of the online version of the ad is pictured above.)

After all of this activity, voting rights activists deserve a good few weeks off.