NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS

ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED

Notice Date

12/23/2009

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:

Jefferson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3941

Action Date:

12/07/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Jefferson, Shelby

Subjurisdiction:

Birmingham

Submission Number:

2009-3709

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

ALABAMA

County:

Jefferson, Shelby

Subjurisdiction:

Helena

Submission Number:

2009-3970

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Jefferson, Shelby

Subjurisdiction:

Hoover

Submission Number:

2009-3987

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Jefferson, St. Clair

Subjurisdiction:

Trussville

Submission Number:

2009-3935

Action Date:

12/11/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Jefferson, St. Clair

Subjurisdiction:

Trussville

Submission Number:

2009-3935

Action Date:

12/22/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

ALABAMA

County:

Lauderdale

Subjurisdiction:

Florence School District

Submission Number:

2009-3828

Action Date:

12/08/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

ALABAMA

County:

Lauderdale

Subjurisdiction:

Lauderdale County School District

Submission Number:

2009-3827

Action Date:

12/08/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

ALABAMA

County:

Lee

Subjurisdiction:

Opelika

Submission Number:

2009-3984

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

ALABAMA

County:

Shelby

Subjurisdiction:

Pelham

Submission Number:

2009-3966

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-2458

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Number of officials

Additional information received

ARIZONA

County:

Apache

Subjurisdiction:

Eagar

Submission Number:

2009-3944

Action Date:

12/03/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Navajo

Subjurisdiction:

Show Low

Submission Number:

2009-3981

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

ARIZONA

County:

Pinal

Subjurisdiction:

Greene Reservoir Flood Control District

Submission Number:

2009-3560

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Annexation

Resubmission received

ARIZONA

County:

Santa Cruz

Subjurisdiction:

Nogales Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

2009-3955

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA

County:

Yavapai

Subjurisdiction:

Tapadero Domestic Wastewater Improvement District

Submission Number:

2009-3988

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-0284

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Voter registration

Resubmission received

GEORGIA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3149

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Voter registration

Resubmission received

GEORGIA

County:

Clinch

Subjurisdiction:

Fargo

Submission Number:

2009-3967

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Candidate qualification procedures

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Crisp

Subjurisdiction:

Cordele

Submission Number:

2007-4690

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Early

Subjurisdiction:

Blakely

Submission Number:

2009-3969

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Deannexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Fulton

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-2583

Action Date:

12/01/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Haralson

Subjurisdiction:

Buchanan

Submission Number:

2009-3640

Action Date:

12/11/2009

Annexation

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Jackson

Subjurisdiction:

Commerce

Submission Number:

2009-3774

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

GEORGIA

County:

Laurens

Subjurisdiction:

Dudley

Submission Number:

2008-2893

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Resubmission received

GEORGIA

County:

Walker

Subjurisdiction:

Chickamauga

Submission Number:

2009-3971

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Whitfield

Subjurisdiction:

Cohutta

Submission Number:

2009-3952

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Form of government

Annexation

Election administration

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Submission received

GEORGIA

County:

Whitfield

Subjurisdiction:

Cohutta

Submission Number:

2009-3952

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Form of government

Annexation

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Election administration

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Bienville

Subjurisdiction:

Bienville Parish Special School District #16-37

Submission Number:

2009-3483

Action Date:

12/09/2009

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Resubmission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Bienville

Subjurisdiction:

Bienville Parish Special School District #16-37

Submission Number:

2009-3821

Action Date:

12/09/2009

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3942

Action Date:

12/11/2009

Polling place (Name change)

Polling place (Address change)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Jefferson

Subjurisdiction:

Gretna

Submission Number:

2009-3993

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Jefferson

Subjurisdiction:

Gretna

Submission Number:

2009-3993

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

LOUISIANA

Parish:

Pointe Coupee

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3822

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

County:

Pike

Subjurisdiction:

Osyka

Submission Number:

2009-3958

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

NEW YORK

Borough:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3602

Action Date:

11/30/2009

Election administration

Election administration (Ballots)

Voting method

Additional information received

NEW YORK

Borough:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3985

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Voter registration (National Voter Registration Act)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3961

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Creation of judicial district

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

County:

Union

Subjurisdiction:

Monroe

Submission Number:

2009-3957

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Aiken

Subjurisdiction:

Aiken

Submission Number:

2009-3964

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Anderson

Subjurisdiction:

Pendleton

Submission Number:

2009-3965

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Horry

Subjurisdiction:

Briarcliffe Acres

Submission Number:

2009-3962

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Lexington, Saluda

Subjurisdiction:

Batesburg-Leesville

Submission Number:

2009-3820

Action Date:

12/04/2009

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Newberry

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3778

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Orangeburg

Subjurisdiction:

Branchville

Submission Number:

2009-3938

Action Date:

12/09/2009

Term of office

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

County:

Pickens

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3919

Action Date:

12/08/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Atascosa

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3986

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Atascosa

Subjurisdiction:

Atascosa County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3959

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Bexar

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3975

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Joint election procedures

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Brazoria

Subjurisdiction:

Angleton Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3248

Action Date:

12/10/2009

Numbered positions adopted

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Cameron

Subjurisdiction:

Laguna Madre Water District

Submission Number:

2009-3980

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Collin

Subjurisdiction:

Collin County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3976

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Crockett

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3936

Action Date:

12/11/2009

Limited redistricting (Commissioners court)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Dewitt

Subjurisdiction:

Dewitt County Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3972

Action Date:

12/07/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Dewitt

Subjurisdiction:

Dewitt County Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3972

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Dewitt

Subjurisdiction:

Dewitt County Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3972

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Dewitt

Subjurisdiction:

Dewitt County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3974

Action Date:

12/07/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Dewitt

Subjurisdiction:

Dewitt County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3974

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Edwards, Real, Uvalde

Subjurisdiction:

Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3639

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #141

Submission Number:

2009-3956

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #4

Submission Number:

2009-3676

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #5

Submission Number:

2009-3678

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #6

Submission Number:

2009-3680

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #6

Submission Number:

2009-3680

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #7

Submission Number:

2009-3679

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #7

Submission Number:

2009-3679

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Houston

Submission Number:

2009-3992

Action Date:

12/18/2009

Annexation

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Gillespie

Subjurisdiction:

Gillespie County Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3973

Action Date:

12/07/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

2003-4254

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Redistricting plan

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

2009-2647

Action Date:

12/14/2009

General election (Cancelled)

Resubmission received

TEXAS

County:

Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Seguin

Submission Number:

2009-3939

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Redistricting plan

Annexation

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Hamilton

Subjurisdiction:

Hamilton County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3960

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District #32

Submission Number:

2009-3983

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Henderson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3977

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Henderson

Subjurisdiction:

Henderson County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3978

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Kerr

Subjurisdiction:

Kerr County Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3989

Action Date:

12/21/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Kerr

Subjurisdiction:

Kerr County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3990

Action Date:

12/21/2009

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Lavaca

Subjurisdiction:

Lavaca County Democratic Party

Submission Number:

2009-3953

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Lavaca

Subjurisdiction:

Lavaca County Republican Party

Submission Number:

2009-3954

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #84

Submission Number:

2009-3982

Action Date:

12/16/2009

Annexation

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Scurry

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3979

Action Date:

12/17/2009

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Sutton

Subjurisdiction:

Sonora Independent School District

Submission Number:

2009-3940

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Polling place (Location deleted)

Polling place (Changed)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Taylor

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

2009-3951

Action Date:

12/15/2009

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS

County:

Walker

Subjurisdiction:

Huntsville

Submission Number:

2009-3968

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Submission received

TEXAS

County:

Webb

Subjurisdiction:

Laredo Community College District

Submission Number:

2009-3889

Action Date:

12/08/2009

General election (Date change)

Additional information received

VIRGINIA

County:

Subjurisdiction:

Manassas

Submission Number:

2009-3943

Action Date:

12/14/2009

Voter registration (Additional location)

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

T. Christian Herren, Jr.

Acting Chief, Voting Section