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Section 5 Notices of Submissions

NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Notice Date 06/15/2009
This periodic notice of activity regarding voting changes submitted under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is issued pursuant to the Attorney General's Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Part 51 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations). The Attorney General has 60 days from the date of receipt to respond to each submission of voting changes. We invite persons interested in pending submissions to submit comments and information, in writing or by telephone,to the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the earliest possible date to assure that they may be considered during the 60 - day review period. Telephone 1-800-253-3931 or (202) 307-2385, or write to: Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, Room 7254 - NWB, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530 (the envelope and first page should be marked "Comment under Section 5").

Notices of submission activity can also be accessed on the Internet directly at www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/sec-5/notices.htm or from the Department of Justice Home Page at www.usdoj.gov. Click on Legal Documents, which is listed under
Publications & Documents, and then select Notice of Section 5 Submission Activity from the options listed under the Civil Rights Division.

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The following is a list of submissions of voting changes, additional information regarding pending submissions, and withdrawals of submitted voting changes received by the Attorney General with the date of receipt of each. The submissions are grouped by state with statewide submissions listed first, followed by submissions made by counties, and then submissions by sub-county jurisdictions. The list also identifies objections, requests for the Attorney General to reconsider objections, and filings of declaratory judgment actions, with their respective dates.


ALABAMA County:  Baldwin
Subjurisdiction:  Robertsdale
Submission Number:  2009-1840
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Calhoun
Subjurisdiction:  Jacksonville
Submission Number:  2009-1860
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Chilton
Subjurisdiction:  Jemison
Submission Number:  2009-1871
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Jefferson
Subjurisdiction:  Gardendale
Submission Number:  2009-1858
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Limestone, Madison
Subjurisdiction:  Madison
Submission Number:  2009-1884
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Shelby
Subjurisdiction:  Chelsea
Submission Number:  2003-4798
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

ALABAMA County:  Shelby
Subjurisdiction:  Chelsea
Submission Number:  2009-1545
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

ALABAMA County:  Shelby
Subjurisdiction:  Chelsea
Submission Number:  2009-1832
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Wilcox
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1384
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1824
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Election administration
Submission received

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1826
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1830
Action Date:  06/02/2009
Bilingual procedures (Alaskan Native language)
Submission received

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1830
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Bilingual procedures (Alaskan Native language)
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Mohave
Subjurisdiction:  Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District
Submission Number:  2009-1509
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Voting method (By-mail)
General election (Date change)
General election (Date set)
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Yuma
Subjurisdiction:  Yuma
Submission Number:  2009-1886
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Yuma
Subjurisdiction:  Yuma
Submission Number:  2009-1896
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

CALIFORNIA County:  Merced
Subjurisdiction:  Atwater Elementary School District
Submission Number:  2009-1722
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Districting plan
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

CALIFORNIA County:  Merced
Subjurisdiction:  Weaver Union Elementary School District
Submission Number:  2009-1599
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Creation of special district
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Districting plan
Additional information received

CALIFORNIA County:  Yuba
Subjurisdiction:  North Yuba Water District
Submission Number:  2009-1861
Action Date:  06/02/2009
Creation of special district
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Atkinson
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1874
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Bacon
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1440
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Voter registration (Location changed)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Bacon
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1440
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Voter registration (Location changed)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Brantley
Subjurisdiction:  Nahunta
Submission Number:  2009-1873
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Columbia
Subjurisdiction:  Harlem
Submission Number:  2009-1536
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

GEORGIA County:  Columbia
Subjurisdiction:  Harlem
Submission Number:  2009-1890
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Dekalb, Fulton
Subjurisdiction:  Atlanta
Submission Number:  2009-1842
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Fulton
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1852
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Polling place (Location deleted)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Gwinnett
Subjurisdiction:  Suwanee
Submission Number:  2009-1865
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Hall
Subjurisdiction:  Flowery Branch
Submission Number:  2009-1869
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Hall
Subjurisdiction:  Gainesville
Submission Number:  2009-1851
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Long
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1864
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Election administration (Board of elections)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Monroe
Subjurisdiction:  Forsyth
Submission Number:  2009-1889
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Murray
Subjurisdiction:  Chatsworth
Submission Number:  2009-1878
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Newton
Subjurisdiction:  Covington
Submission Number:  2009-0916
Action Date:  06/06/2009
Annexation
Resubmission received

GEORGIA County:  Newton
Subjurisdiction:  Covington
Submission Number:  2009-1539
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Paulding
Subjurisdiction:  Dallas
Submission Number:  2009-1827
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Peach
Subjurisdiction:  Byron
Submission Number:  2009-1880
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Pierce
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1866
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Election administration
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2008-3512
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Precinct
Additional information received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Avoyelles
Subjurisdiction:  Marksville
Submission Number:  2009-1460
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Additional information received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Calcasieu
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1877
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Morehouse
Subjurisdiction:  Bonita
Submission Number:  2009-1891
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  Rapides
Subjurisdiction:  Ball
Submission Number:  2009-1848
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Annexation
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  St. Bernard
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1850
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Vernon
Subjurisdiction:  South Vernon Parish Waterworks District #1
Submission Number:  2009-1887
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

NEW YORK Borough:  Bronx, Kings, New York
Subjurisdiction:  New York
Submission Number:  2009-1854
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Polling place (Location established)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1875
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Cumberland
Subjurisdiction:  Godwin
Submission Number:  2009-1825
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Number of officials (Board of commissioners)
Powers and duties
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Franklin
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1898
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Election administration
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Gaston
Subjurisdiction:  Ranlo
Submission Number:  2009-1831
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Term of office (Four years)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Guilford
Subjurisdiction:  Greensboro
Submission Number:  2009-1663
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Guilford
Subjurisdiction:  Greensboro
Submission Number:  2009-1888
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Onslow
Subjurisdiction:  Swansboro
Submission Number:  2009-1868
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Term of office (Four years)
Implementation schedule
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Pitt
Subjurisdiction:  Greenville
Submission Number:  2009-1870
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Clarendon
Subjurisdiction:  Manning
Submission Number:  2009-1853
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Florence
Subjurisdiction:  Florence
Submission Number:  2009-1533
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Florence
Subjurisdiction:  Florence
Submission Number:  2009-1885
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Horry
Subjurisdiction:  Conway
Submission Number:  2009-1855
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Horry
Subjurisdiction:  Conway
Submission Number:  2009-1899
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Election administration
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Horry
Subjurisdiction:  Myrtle Beach
Submission Number:  2009-1754
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Horry
Subjurisdiction:  Myrtle Beach
Submission Number:  2009-1849
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Lexington
Subjurisdiction:  West Columbia
Submission Number:  2009-1678
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Annexation
Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Lexington
Subjurisdiction:  West Columbia
Submission Number:  2009-1678
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Lexington
Subjurisdiction:  West Columbia
Submission Number:  2009-1882
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  York
Subjurisdiction:  Fort Mill
Submission Number:  2009-1867
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  York
Subjurisdiction:  Fort Mill
Submission Number:  2009-1867
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  York
Subjurisdiction:  Fort Mill
Submission Number:  2009-1892
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1839
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Submission received

TEXAS County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1847
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Election administration (Notice procedures)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Angelina
Subjurisdiction:  Lufkin
Submission Number:  2009-1529
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
Subjurisdiction:  Pearland
Submission Number:  2009-1844
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Brazos
Subjurisdiction:  College Station
Submission Number:  2009-1897
Action Date:  06/05/2009
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Brazos
Subjurisdiction:  College Station Independent School District
Submission Number:  2009-1773
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Runoff election
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall
Subjurisdiction:  Dallas
Submission Number:  2009-1857
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Delta
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1859
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Ector, Midland
Subjurisdiction:  Odessa
Submission Number:  2009-1872
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Falls, Limestone, Mclennan
Subjurisdiction:  Mart
Submission Number:  2009-1843
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Grimes
Subjurisdiction:  Navasota
Submission Number:  2009-1841
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Harris
Subjurisdiction:  Fallbrook Utility District
Submission Number:  2009-1466
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Harris
Subjurisdiction:  Harris County Municipal Utility District #109
Submission Number:  2009-1845
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Harris
Subjurisdiction:  Tomball
Submission Number:  2009-1696
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Runoff election
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Hays
Subjurisdiction:  Dripping Springs
Submission Number:  2009-1879
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Hood
Subjurisdiction:  Granbury
Submission Number:  2009-1676
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Lavaca
Subjurisdiction:  Hallettsville
Submission Number:  2009-1893
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Medina
Subjurisdiction:  Hondo
Submission Number:  2009-1738
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Special election procedures (Recall)
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Medina
Subjurisdiction:  Hondo
Submission Number:  2009-1895
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Montague
Subjurisdiction:  Bowie
Submission Number:  2009-1881
Action Date:  06/09/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Morris
Subjurisdiction:  Naples
Submission Number:  2009-1795
Action Date:  06/10/2009
Runoff election (Date set)
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Nolan
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1883
Action Date:  06/11/2009
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Rockwall
Subjurisdiction:  Fate
Submission Number:  2009-1829
Action Date:  06/04/2009
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Rockwall
Subjurisdiction:  Fate
Submission Number:  2009-1829
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Tarrant
Subjurisdiction:  Colleyville
Submission Number:  2009-1813
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Wise
Subjurisdiction:  Runaway Bay
Submission Number:  2009-1846
Action Date:  06/08/2009
Annexation
Submission received

VIRGINIA County: 
Subjurisdiction:  Roanoke
Submission Number:  2009-1876
Action Date:  06/03/2009
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

VIRGINIA County:  Orange
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2009-1894
Action Date:  06/12/2009
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

Christopher Coates
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015