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Notice Of Preclearance Activity Under The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, As Amended

Notice Date: 06/18/2004

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.

The following submissions of voting changes, additional information regarding previous, but still pending submissions, withdrawals of submitted voting changes, objections, requests for the Attorney General to reconsider objections, and filings of declaratory judgment actions were received on the dates indicated.


ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ALICEVILLE
County: PICKENS
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2354

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ARLEY
County: WINSTON
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2705

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: AUBURN
County: LEE
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2700

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: BRIDGEPORT
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-4587

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: BRIDGEPORT
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-0577

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: DEMOPOLIS
County: MARENGO
Action Date: 06/04/2004
Redistricting plan
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-1844

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: HUNTSVILLE
County: LIMESTONE, MADISON
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2660

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: LAFAYETTE
County: CHAMBERS
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2114

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: LAFAYETTE
County: CHAMBERS
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2114

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: LIVINGSTON
County: SUMTER
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1946

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MILLBROOK
County: ELMORE
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2237

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MILLBROOK
County: ELMORE
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2671

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MILLBROOK
County: ELMORE
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2671

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MONROEVILLE
County: MONROE
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2274

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: TUSKEGEE
County: MACON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Method of election (At large)
Districting plan
Form of government (Council-manager)
Annexation
Candidate qualification procedures (Fees)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2686

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: VESTAVIA HILLS
County: JEFFERSON, SHELBY
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2687

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: SUMTER
Action Date: 06/08/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2645

ALASKA Subjurisdiction: SKAGWAY
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2666

ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2643

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GRAND CANYON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT No4
County: COCONINO
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2689

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: COCHISE
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2680

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: GILA
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2675

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: PINAL
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2701

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2667

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: CORCORAN
County: KINGS
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2692

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: EXCELSIOR-KINGS RIVER RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: KINGS
Action Date: 05/17/2004
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2652

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: KINGS RIVER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: KINGS
Action Date: 05/04/2004
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2649

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: KINGS RIVER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: KINGS
Action Date: 05/17/2004
Deannexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2649

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: KINGS RIVER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: KINGS
Action Date: 05/17/2004
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2651

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: TURLOCK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MERCED
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Consolidation of jurisdictions (School districts)
Number of officials (School districts)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2641

FLORIDA Subjurisdiction: MARCO ISLAND
County: COLLIER
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2702

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ACWORTH
County: COBB
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Election administration
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1968

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CALHOUN
County: GORDON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Notice of withdrawal
Submission Number: 2004-1978

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: COLEMAN
County: RANDOLPH
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2646

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALLAS
County: PAULDING
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2685

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DAWSONVILLE
County: DAWSON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2679

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: EAST DUBLIN
County: LAURENS
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2703

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: FAIRBURN
County: FULTON
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2608

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2453

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2691

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GUYTON
County: EFFINGHAM
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2698

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: JOHNSON
Action Date: 06/18/2004
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1127

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LAWRENCEVILLE
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1835

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LAWRENCEVILLE
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-1890

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LAWRENCEVILLE
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2684

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: PERRY
County: HOUSTON, PEACH
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2662

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TYRONE
County: FAYETTE
Action Date: 06/10/2004
Term of office (Four years)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2642

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: VARNELL
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2677

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHATHAM
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2328

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CRAWFORD
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Establishment of elected office
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2655

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DOOLY
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Voting method (Touch screen)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2704

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FULTON
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1789

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GLYNN
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2653

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: HART
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2663

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: JOHNSON
Action Date: 05/18/2004
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1453

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: TROUP
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Precinct (Name change)
Polling place (Changed)
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2654

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2699

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: FARMERVILLE
Parish: UNION
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2668

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: FERRIDAY
Parish: CONCORDIA
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2640

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: ST. MARY
Action Date: 06/10/2004
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2637

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: VIDALIA
Parish: CONCORDIA
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2639

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: BEAUREGARD
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2683

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: BOSSIER
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2657

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: CONCORDIA
Action Date: 06/08/2004
Redistricting plan (Constable)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2696

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2676

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: GREENVILLE
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2659

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: COVINGTON
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2648

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/07/2004
Election administration (Help America Vote Act)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2638

NEW HAMPSHIRE Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Redistricting plan (House)
Redistricting plan (Senate)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2461

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WAXHAW
County: UNION
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2415

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: EDGECOMBE
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2664

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: GATES
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2661

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARTIN
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2678

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: BURNETTOWN
County: AIKEN
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2128

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: COLUMBIA
County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2681

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MT. PLEASANT
County: CHARLESTON
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2004-1026

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: YORK
County: YORK
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2658

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: SUMTER
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2693

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2448

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Polling place (Name change)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2457

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BRENHAM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: AUSTIN, WASHINGTON
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2647

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CLARK
County: DENTON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2682

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ENNIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: ELLIS, NAVARRO
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2674

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY RURAL FIRE PREVENTION DISTRICT No2
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Creation of special district
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2524

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT WORTH
County: DENTON, TARRANT, WISE
Action Date: 06/14/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Runoff election (Date set)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2518

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GOLIAD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GOLIAD
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2697

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HEREFORD
County: DEAF SMITH
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2695

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HOUSTON
County: FORT BEND, HARRIS, MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1925

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HUNTSVILLE
County: WALKER
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2656

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KNOLLWOOD PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
County: TRINITY
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Dissolution of jurisdiction
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2665

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LIBERTY HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2694

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NEEDVILLE
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1156

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NEEDVILLE
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2022

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NEEDVILLE
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2108

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NEEDVILLE
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2672

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PROSPER
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2349

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: TRAVIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DSITRICT
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 05/14/2004
Creation of special district (Hospital districts)
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2673

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WINDFERN FOREST UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2082

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1990

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HAYS
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1988

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: VIRGINIA BEACH
Action Date: 06/17/2004
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2706

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: BEDFORD
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2669

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GLOUCESTER
Action Date: 06/18/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2283

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: NELSON
Action Date: 06/16/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2688

The Attorney General made a written request for additional information with respect to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CLAYTON
Action Date: 06/15/2004
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Submission Number: 2004-1798


Joseph D. Rich
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015