NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS

ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED

Notice Date

11/03/2008

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 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:

Lake View

County:

Tuscaloosa

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Deannexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5493

Alaska

Subjurisdiction:

Anchorage

Borough:

Action Date:

10/23/2008

Election administration

Candidate qualification procedures

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5472

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Big Park Domestic Wastewater Improvement District

County:

Yavapai

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5490

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Higley Elementary School District #60

County:

Maricopa

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5517

Expedited Consideration Requested

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa

County:

Maricopa

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5491

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Northside Community Facilities District #1

County:

Yavapai

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Voting qualifications/eligibility

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4994

Expedited Consideration Requested

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Queen Creek

County:

Maricopa

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Term of office (Mayor)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-4771

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Willcox Unified School District #13

County:

Cochise

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5325

Expedited Consideration Requested

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

Yuma

County:

Yuma

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Annexation

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5377

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Greenlee

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Ballot format

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5160

Expedited Consideration Requested

Arizona

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Greenlee

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Limited redistricting

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5216

Florida

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5479

Expedited Consideration Requested

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Commerce

County:

Jackson

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5272

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Dalton

County:

Whitfield

Action Date:

10/24/2008

Annexation

Related submission received

Submission Number:

2008-4998

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Dalton

County:

Whitfield

Action Date:

10/24/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5483

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Dalton

County:

Whitfield

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5483

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Dekalb County School District

County:

Dekalb

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4853

Expedited Consideration Requested

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Doraville

County:

Dekalb

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-4204

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Fitzgerald

County:

Ben Hill, Irwin

Action Date:

10/24/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5506

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Harlem

County:

Columbia

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5489

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Hiawassee

County:

Towns

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4869

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Hull

County:

Madison

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5499

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Sumner

County:

Worth

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5125

Expedited Consideration Requested

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Varnell

County:

Whitfield

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5475

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

Young Harris

County:

Towns

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5067

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Athens-Clarke

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5523

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Baker

Action Date:

10/27/2008

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5476

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Dekalb

Action Date:

10/27/2008

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5481

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Fayette

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Voter registration (Additional location)

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5500

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Henry

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Voter registration (Additional location)

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5501

Georgia

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Spalding

Action Date:

10/27/2008

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5471

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

Abbeville

Parish:

Vermilion

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Annexation

Related submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5311

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

Abbeville

Parish:

Vermilion

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5511

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

Covington

Parish:

St. Tammany

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5385

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

Covington

Parish:

St. Tammany

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5385

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

Duson

Parish:

Acadia, Lafayette

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5533

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

Slidell

Parish:

St. Tammany

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5498

Louisiana

Subjurisdiction:

St. Mary Parish Wards One, Two, Three, Four, Seven, And Ten Sales Tax District

Parish:

St. Mary

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-3549

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Osyka

County:

Pike

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5113

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Osyka

County:

Pike

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5113

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Hancock

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5521

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Harrison

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5038

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Rankin

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5233

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Wilkinson

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Election administration

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5504

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Goldsboro

County:

Wayne

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Resubmission received

Submission Number:

2005-2825

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Bertie

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5535

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Bladen

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5516

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Camden

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5531

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Chowan

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5482

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Cleveland

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5518

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Cumberland

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5526

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Edgecombe

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5530

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Gaston

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5528

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Gates

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5522

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Greene

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5519

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Guilford

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5497

Expedited Consideration Requested

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Halifax

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5525

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Harnett

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5515

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Hertford

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5514

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Jackson

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5520

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Lee

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5529

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Martin

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5532

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Pasquotank

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5524

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Robeson

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5536

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Union

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5537

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5513

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Conway

County:

Horry

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5527

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Dillon

County:

Dillon

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5508

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Goose Creek

County:

Berkeley

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5503

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Holly Springs Area Fire District

County:

Spartanburg

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4877

Expedited Consideration Requested

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Orangeburg

County:

Orangeburg

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5502

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Dorchester

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5507

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Austin Independent School District

County:

Travis

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4864

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Austin Independent School District

County:

Travis

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5534

Expedited Consideration Requested

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District

County:

Dimmit

Action Date:

10/27/2008

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Voting method

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5474

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Celina

County:

Collin, Denton

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5509

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Center Independent School District

County:

Shelby

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Joint election procedures

General election (Date change)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5442

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Crawford Independent School District

County:

Coryell, Mclennan

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5418

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Faulkey Gully Municipal Utility District

County:

Harris

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Resubmission received

Submission Number:

2008-3461

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #158

County:

Fort Bend

Action Date:

10/14/2008

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5488

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Galveston

County:

Galveston

Action Date:

10/20/2008

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5480

Expedited Consideration Requested

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Houston Community College District

County:

Fort Bend, Harris

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4946

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Lyford Consolidated Independent School District

County:

Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy

Action Date:

10/17/2008

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5492

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #127

County:

Montgomery

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Creation of special district

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5512

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Nederland Independent School District

County:

Jefferson

Action Date:

10/24/2008

Special election procedures (Cancelled)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5484

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Pharr

County:

Hidalgo

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4962

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Pilot Point Independent School District

County:

Cooke

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5510

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District

County:

Starr

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5001

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Rio Vista

County:

Johnson

Action Date:

10/23/2008

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5505

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Seagoville

County:

Dallas, Kaufman

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Annexation

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5359

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Somervell County Water District

County:

Somervell

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Deannexation

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2006-4356

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Weston Lakes

County:

Fort Bend

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4932

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Weston Lakes

County:

Fort Bend

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Incorporation

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5485

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Weston Lakes

County:

Fort Bend

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Incorporation

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5485

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Weston Lakes

County:

Fort Bend

Action Date:

10/30/2008

Incorporation

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5485

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Burleson

Action Date:

10/27/2008

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5477

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Dallas

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5494

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Grayson

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5109

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Hays

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-4961

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Hidalgo

Action Date:

10/17/2008

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5495

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Jefferson

Action Date:

10/27/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5478

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Johnson

Action Date:

10/23/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5077

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

County:

Lee

Action Date:

10/29/2008

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

2008-5422

Virginia

Subjurisdiction:

Emporia

County:

Action Date:

10/28/2008

Voting method

Submission received

Submission Number:

2008-5496

Expedited Consideration Requested

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

Texas

Subjurisdiction:

Edwards Aquifer Authority

County:

Action Date:

10/31/2008

Voting method

Submission Number:

2008-4709

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section