| NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notice Date | 12/29/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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"). |
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| 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. |
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| Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Circuit Court | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Madison | |||||||||||
| County: | Limestone, Madison | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5857 | ||||||||||||
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| Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Moundville | |||||||||||
| County: | Hale, Tuscaloosa | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/29/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5869 | ||||||||||||
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| Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Rainbow City | |||||||||||
| County: | Etowah | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5842 | ||||||||||||
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| Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Buckeye | |||||||||||
| County: | Maricopa | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5865 | ||||||||||||
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| Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Chino Valley Fire District | |||||||||||
| County: | Yavapai | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5854 | ||||||||||||
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| Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Goodyear | |||||||||||
| County: | Maricopa | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5858 | ||||||||||||
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| Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Kingman 2100 Community Facilities District | |||||||||||
| County: | Mohave | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Creation of special district | |||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Bond election) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5850 | ||||||||||||
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| Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Tolleson | ||||||||||||
| County: | Maricopa | |||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Precinct (Consolidation) | ||||||||||||||
| Polling place (Consolidation) | ||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5862 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| California | Subjurisdiction: | Carmel Valley | |||||||||||
| County: | Monterey | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Incorporation | |||||||||||||
| Method of election (At large) | |||||||||||||
| Form of government (Council-manager) | |||||||||||||
| Number of officials (City council) | |||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5851 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Atlanta | |||||||||||
| County: | Dekalb, Fulton | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5863 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Camden County School District | ||||||||||||
| County: | Camden | |||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Tax) | ||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5861 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Danielsville | |||||||||||
| County: | Madison | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5834 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Harlem | |||||||||||
| County: | Columbia | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5836 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Norwood | |||||||||||
| County: | Warren | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Vacancy) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5845 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Perry | |||||||||||
| County: | Houston, Peach | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Designation of annexed area to election district | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5855 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Tifton | |||||||||||
| County: | Tift | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5839 | ||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
| County: | Effingham | |||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Polling place (Changed) | ||||||||||||||
| Voter registration (Location changed) | ||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5833 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
| County: | Hall | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Tax) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5868 | ||||||||||||
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| Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | Gretna | |||||||||||
| Parish: | Jefferson | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/16/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Limited redistricting | |||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5848 | ||||||||||||
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| Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
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| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Redistricting procedures | |||||||||||||
| Additional information received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-3512 | ||||||||||||
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| Mississippi | Subjurisdiction: | Belzoni | |||||||||||
| County: | Humphreys | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5844 | ||||||||||||
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| Mississippi | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
| County: | Kemper | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Election administration | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5852 | ||||||||||||
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| North Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Greensboro | |||||||||||
| County: | Guilford | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5853 | ||||||||||||
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| South Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Greer | |||||||||||
| County: | Greenville, Spartanburg | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Election administration | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5838 | ||||||||||||
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| South Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Simpsonville | |||||||||||
| County: | Greenville | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5837 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Bridgestone Municipal Utility District | |||||||||||
| County: | Harris | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5849 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Castroville | ||||||||||||
| County: | Medina | |||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Tax) | ||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5832 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Diboll | |||||||||||
| County: | Angelina | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Method of election | |||||||||||||
| Districting plan | |||||||||||||
| Number of officials | |||||||||||||
| Special election procedures (Charter amendment) | |||||||||||||
| Additional information received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-2328 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Edwards Aquifer Authority | ||||||||||||
| County: | ||||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Voting method | ||||||||||||||
| Notice of withdrawal | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-4709 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Houston | |||||||||||
| County: | Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Designation of annexed area to election district | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5856 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Kerrville | |||||||||||
| County: | Kerr | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/23/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Election administration (Charter amendment) | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5864 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Lampasas | |||||||||||
| County: | Lampasas | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/17/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5867 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Midlothian | |||||||||||
| County: | Ellis | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5835 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Roanoke | |||||||||||
| County: | Denton | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/22/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Annexation | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5859 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | San Vicente Indpendpent School District | |||||||||||
| County: | Brewster | ||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | ||||||||||||
| Numbered positions adopted | |||||||||||||
| Submission received | |||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5866 | ||||||||||||
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| Texas | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
| County: | Galveston | |||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/18/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Polling place (Changed) | ||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5840 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | Virginia Republican Party | ||||||||||||
| County: | ||||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/29/2008 | |||||||||||||
| Candidate qualifications to serve in office | ||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5870 | |||||||||||||
| Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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| Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||||
| County: | Hanover | |||||||||||||||
| Action Date: | 12/19/2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Precinct (Realignment) | ||||||||||||||||
| Precinct (Added) | ||||||||||||||||
| Polling place (Added) | ||||||||||||||||
| Submission received | ||||||||||||||||
| Submission Number: | 2008-5830 | |||||||||||||||
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| Christopher Coates | ||||||||||||||||
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You may contact the Voting Section at Voting.Section@usdoj.gov for general information concerning the Section's activities or to make a complaint concerning a voting matter. You may also use this address to request Voting Section records under the Freedom of Information Act. If you are making such a request, the phrase "Records request" should appear in the subject line.
If you are an official from a submitting authority, please click here. You may use email if you want to provide your views on a submission that is being reviewed. Please click here to learn more. If you are an official from a submitting authority and need to supplement your initial submission, please click here. For additional information, you may call 1-800-253-3931. |
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All mail to the Voting Section must have the full address listed below:
Chief, Voting Section Civil Rights Division Room 7254 - NWB Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Deliveries by overnight express service such as Airborne, DHL, Federal Express or UPS should be addressed to: Chief, Voting Section Civil Rights Division Room 7254 - NWB Department of Justice 1800 G St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006 |
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