NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS

ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED

Notice Date

11/23/2009

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:

Baldwin

Subjurisdiction:

Daphne

Submission Number:

2009-3766

Action Date:

11/10/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Marshall

Subjurisdiction:

Arab

Submission Number:

2009-3329

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Related submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Marshall

Subjurisdiction:

Arab

Submission Number:

2009-3789

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Marshall

Subjurisdiction:

Guntersville

Submission Number:

2009-3776

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Morgan

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3769

Action Date:

11/10/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Morgan

Subjurisdiction:

Decatur

Submission Number:

2009-3800

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

St. Clair

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3767

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3806

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Campaign financing provisions (Public financing)

Campaign financing provisions

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Apache

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3772

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Apache

Subjurisdiction:

Springerville

Submission Number:

2009-3775

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Avondale

Submission Number:

2009-2777

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Annexation

Resubmission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Avondale

Submission Number:

2009-3486

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Buckeye

Submission Number:

2009-3804

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa

Submission Number:

2009-3383

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Related submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa

Submission Number:

2009-3383

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa

Submission Number:

2009-3605

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Related submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa

Submission Number:

2009-3605

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

ARIZONA

County:

Maricopa

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa

Submission Number:

2009-3791

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Pinal

Subjurisdiction:

Eloy

Submission Number:

2009-3786

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Yavapai

Subjurisdiction:

Sheriff'S Posse Community Road Improvement And Maintenance District

Submission Number:

2009-3805

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Creation of special district

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Brooks, Thomas

Subjurisdiction:

Barwick

Submission Number:

2009-3514

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Chatham

Subjurisdiction:

Garden City

Submission Number:

2009-3771

Action Date:

11/09/2009

Annexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Cherokee

Subjurisdiction:

Waleska

Submission Number:

2009-3289

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Notice of withdrawal

GEORGIA

County:

Clayton, Fulton

Subjurisdiction:

College Park

Submission Number:

2009-3553

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Cobb

Subjurisdiction:

Powder Springs

Submission Number:

2009-3798

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Deannexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Fulton

Subjurisdiction:

Johns Creek

Submission Number:

2009-3784

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Annexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Houston, Peach

Subjurisdiction:

Perry

Submission Number:

2009-3768

Action Date:

11/12/2009

Annexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Jackson

Subjurisdiction:

Commerce

Submission Number:

2009-3774

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Laurens

Subjurisdiction:

Dudley

Submission Number:

2009-3795

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Lowndes

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-1965

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Paulding

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3770

Action Date:

11/10/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Rabun

Subjurisdiction:

Clayton

Submission Number:

2009-3550

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Telfair

Subjurisdiction:

Lumber City

Submission Number:

2009-3377

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Troup

Subjurisdiction:

La Grange

Submission Number:

2009-3773

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Walton

Subjurisdiction:

Walnut Grove

Submission Number:

2009-3552

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Walton

Subjurisdiction:

Walnut Grove

Submission Number:

2009-3552

Action Date:

11/20/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Acadia

Subjurisdiction:

Acadia Parish Fire Protection District #6

Submission Number:

2009-3591

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Calcasieu

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3241

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Cameron

Subjurisdiction:

Gravity Drainage District #8

Submission Number:

2009-3423

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Claiborne

Subjurisdiction:

Claiborne Parish School District #16

Submission Number:

2009-3473

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Lafayette

Subjurisdiction:

Scott

Submission Number:

2009-3801

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

St. Bernard

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3279

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

MICHIGAN

County:

Allegan

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3638

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

MICHIGAN

County:

Allegan

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3638

Action Date:

11/20/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

County:

Stone

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3797

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

NEW YORK

Borough:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3777

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3793

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Election administration

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Campaign financing provisions

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Cleveland, Gaston

Subjurisdiction:

Kings Mountain

Submission Number:

2009-3579

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Annexation

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Cleveland, Gaston

Subjurisdiction:

Kings Mountain

Submission Number:

2009-3788

Action Date:

11/13/2009

Annexation

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Nash

Subjurisdiction:

Nashville

Submission Number:

2009-3779

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Annexation

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Charleston

Submission Number:

2009-3651

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Charleston

Submission Number:

2009-3790

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Awendaw

Submission Number:

2009-3357

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Number of officials

Implementation schedule

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Mount Pleasant

Submission Number:

2009-3802

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Annexation

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Greenwood

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3785

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Lexington

Subjurisdiction:

West Columbia

Submission Number:

2009-3799

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Newberry

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3778

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Orangeburg

Subjurisdiction:

Orangeburg

Submission Number:

2009-3803

Action Date:

11/18/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Brazoria

Subjurisdiction:

Angleton Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3248

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Numbered positions adopted

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Dallas

Subjurisdiction:

Irving

Submission Number:

2009-3794

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)

Districting plan

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Dickens

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-1561

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Method of election (Justice of the peace)

Abolishment of elected office

Resubmission received

TEXAS

County:

Dickens

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-2018

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Edwards

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3480

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #49

Submission Number:

2009-3354

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Polling place

Absentee Voting

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District

Submission Number:

2009-3240

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #63

Submission Number:

2009-3783

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Harris

Subjurisdiction:

La Porte

Submission Number:

2009-3780

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Hays

Subjurisdiction:

Kyle

Submission Number:

2009-3787

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Houston County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3796

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Kaufman

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3363

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Lynn

Subjurisdiction:

Lynn County Hospital District

Submission Number:

2009-3211

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Resubmission received

TEXAS

County:

Lynn

Subjurisdiction:

Lynn County Hospital District

Submission Number:

2009-3765

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Lynn

Subjurisdiction:

Lynn County Hospital District

Submission Number:

2009-3765

Action Date:

11/20/2009

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Far Hills Utility District

Submission Number:

2009-3782

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Runnels

Subjurisdiction:

Ballinger

Submission Number:

2009-3497

Action Date:

11/20/2009

Annexation

Notice of withdrawal

TEXAS

County:

Tom Green

Subjurisdiction:

San Angelo

Submission Number:

2009-3763

Action Date:

11/19/2009

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Runoff)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Travis

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3625

Action Date:

11/10/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Walker

Subjurisdiction:

Huntsville

Submission Number:

2009-3781

Action Date:

11/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

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

GEORGIA

County:

Telfair

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3258

Action Date:

11/17/2009

Redistricting plan

Method of selection

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Powers and duties

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section