NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS

ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED

Notice Date

10/26/2009

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").

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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:

Lee

Subjurisdiction:

Smiths Station

Submission Number:

2009-3555

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

St. Clair

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3578

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Tuscaloosa

Subjurisdiction:

Northport

Submission Number:

2009-3595

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

ALASKA

Borough:

Subjurisdiction:

Emmonak

Submission Number:

2009-3594

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

ALASKA

Borough:

Lake And Peninsula

Subjurisdiction:

Newhalen

Submission Number:

2009-3592

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Special election procedures (General election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Chandler

Submission Number:

2009-3563

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Dysart Unified School District #89

Submission Number:

2009-3545

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Fountain Hills Unified School District #98

Submission Number:

2009-3544

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Annexation

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Paradise Valley Unified School District #69

Submission Number:

2009-3559

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Precinct

Polling place

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa, Yavapai

Subjurisdiction:

Peoria

Submission Number:

2009-3554

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Pima

Subjurisdiction:

Tucson

Submission Number:

2009-3600

Action Date:

10/23/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Pima

Subjurisdiction:

Tucson Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

2009-2874

Action Date:

10/23/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Pinal

Subjurisdiction:

Greene Reservoir Flood Control District

Submission Number:

2009-3560

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Creation of special district

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Pinal

Subjurisdiction:

Maricopa Unified School District #20

Submission Number:

2009-3547

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Yavapai

Subjurisdiction:

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School District #3

Submission Number:

2009-2685

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Number of officials

Additional information received

CALIFORNIA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3570

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Redistricting procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3061

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Brooks

Subjurisdiction:

Quitman

Submission Number:

2009-3573

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Clayton, Fulton

Subjurisdiction:

College Park

Submission Number:

2009-3553

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Dekalb

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3567

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA

County:

Dekalb

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3581

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Precinct (Name change)

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Lowndes

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-1965

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Lowndes

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-1965

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Lowndes

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-1965

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Lowndes

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-1965

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Rabun

Subjurisdiction:

Clayton

Submission Number:

2009-3550

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Telfair

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3258

Action Date:

10/12/2009

Method of election (At large)

Redistricting plan

Number of officials

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Treutlen

Subjurisdiction:

Soperton

Submission Number:

2009-3571

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Redistricting plan

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Walton

Subjurisdiction:

Walnut Grove

Submission Number:

2009-3552

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Wilcox

Subjurisdiction:

Wilcox County School District

Submission Number:

2009-3548

Action Date:

10/13/2009

Staggered terms

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Acadia

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3510

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Voter registration (Location changed)

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Acadia

Subjurisdiction:

Acadia Parish Fire Protection District #6

Submission Number:

2009-3591

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Allen

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District #1

Submission Number:

2009-3587

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Allen

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District #4

Submission Number:

2009-3585

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Allen

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District #5

Submission Number:

2009-3586

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Allen

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District Ward One

Submission Number:

2009-3584

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Caldwell

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3551

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Concord Estates Crime Prevention District

Submission Number:

2009-3053

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Plaquemines

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3542

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

St. Martin

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3561

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

St. Mary

Subjurisdiction:

St. Mary Parish Waterworks District #5

Submission Number:

2009-3588

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Vermilion

Subjurisdiction:

Kaplan

Submission Number:

2009-3568

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Vermilion

Subjurisdiction:

Vermilion Parish Road District #7

Submission Number:

2009-3541

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

West Feliciana

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3002

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

West Feliciana

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3002

Action Date:

10/23/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3574

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Political activity

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

County:

Pike

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3537

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

County:

Pike

Subjurisdiction:

Magnolia

Submission Number:

2009-3538

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

County:

Prentiss

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3113

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Limited redistricting

Additional information received

NEW YORK

Borough:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3577

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Absentee Voting

Submission received

NEW YORK

Borough:

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

New York

Submission Number:

2009-3597

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Cleveland, Gaston

Subjurisdiction:

Kings Mountain

Submission Number:

2009-3579

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Annexation

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Pitt

Subjurisdiction:

Greenville

Submission Number:

2009-3558

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Annexation

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Wayne

Subjurisdiction:

Goldsboro

Submission Number:

2009-3576

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Dorchester

Subjurisdiction:

Harleyville

Submission Number:

2009-3562

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Election administration (County to conduct election)

General election (Date change)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Hampton

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3590

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Lexington

Subjurisdiction:

Lexington

Submission Number:

2009-3533

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Lexington, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Columbia

Submission Number:

2009-3569

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Annexation

Limited redistricting

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Union

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3580

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Texas Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3188

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Political activity

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Aransas

Subjurisdiction:

Aransas County Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

2009-3596

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Schertz

Submission Number:

2009-3599

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Subjurisdiction:

Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

2009-2952

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Subjurisdiction:

Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

2009-2952

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Burleson

Subjurisdiction:

Caldwell Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3055

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Comal

Subjurisdiction:

Comal County Water Control & Improvement District #6

Submission Number:

2009-2849

Action Date:

10/23/2009

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Cooke

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3583

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Dallas, Denton

Subjurisdiction:

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-2884

Action Date:

10/15/2009

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Delta

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3564

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Galveston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3215

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3598

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Numbered positions adopted

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Grayson

Subjurisdiction:

Preston Summit Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

2009-3543

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Voting method

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Grimes

Subjurisdiction:

Richards Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3263

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Polling place

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #10

Submission Number:

2009-2763

Action Date:

10/23/2009

Division of jurisdictions

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #10b

Submission Number:

2009-2764

Action Date:

10/23/2009

Creation of special district

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Hemphill

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3565

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Hockley

Subjurisdiction:

Ropes Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-2980

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Jefferson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3589

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Jefferson

Subjurisdiction:

Bevil Oaks Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

2009-2940

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Johnson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3117

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Johnson

Subjurisdiction:

Keene

Submission Number:

2009-3509

Action Date:

10/19/2009

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Leon

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3005

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Limestone

Subjurisdiction:

Groesbeck

Submission Number:

2009-2958

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Maverick

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3572

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Medina

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3582

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Milam

Subjurisdiction:

Rockdale

Submission Number:

2009-3539

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Navarro

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3016

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Palo Pinto

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3593

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Palo Pinto, Parker

Subjurisdiction:

Millsap Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3534

Action Date:

09/28/2009

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Parker, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Aledo Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3512

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Reeves

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3557

Action Date:

10/14/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Travis

Subjurisdiction:

Lake Travis Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3529

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Precinct

Polling place

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Travis

Subjurisdiction:

Travis County Emergency Services District #11

Submission Number:

2009-3151

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Bilingual procedures

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Wilson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3128

Action Date:

10/21/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Wilson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3128

Action Date:

10/22/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Zavala

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3566

Action Date:

10/16/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

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

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-2690

Action Date:

10/20/2009

Election administration

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section