Section 5 Changes By Type And Year

Section 5 Changes Received By The Attorney General (1990-94)
TYPE	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	TOTALS
Redistricting	163	916	974	512	325	2,890
Annexation	4,409	2,870	2,297	2,227	3,480	15,283
Polling Place	3,640	4,326	5,258	4,252	4,562	22,038
Precinct	1,618	3,214	5,331	3,188	2,517	15,868
Reregistration or Voter Purge	16	18	10	12	17	73
Incorporation	162	115	202	136	98	713
Bilingual Procedures	96	103	112	144	91	546
Method of Election	914	973	1,113	1,282	738	5,020
Form of Government	211	84	28	20	11	354
Consolidation or Division of Political Units	34	91	79	65	25	294
Special Election	1,247	946	1,286	1,269	1,152	5,900
Voting Methods	187	141	134	122	136	720
Candidate Qualifications	166	204	223	255	187	1,035
Voter Registration Procedures	3,076	3,554	3,294	2,050	2,568	14,542
Miscellaneous	1,959	1,698	2,422	2,319	2,313	10,711
Election Law	***	***	***	***	***	0
Not Within the Scope of Section 5	***	***	***	***	***	0
	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	TOTAL
TOTALS 1990-94	17,832	19,252	22,762	17,851	18,220	95,917

Section 5 Changes Received By The Attorney General (1995-1999)
TYPE	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	TOTALS
Redistricting	213	116	105	65	67	566
Annexation	3,283	3,409	3,302	3,236	3,450	16,680
Polling Place	2,713	5,152	3,754	4,741	2,859	19,219
Precinct	1,736	2,327	3,320	1,900	1,673	10,956
Reregistration or Voter Purge	5	1	9	5	8	28
Incorporation	193	119	187	179	197	875
Bilingual Procedures	106	97	104	75	69	451
Method of Election	722	468	541	487	581	2,799
Form of Government	20	28	38	34	45	165
Consolidation or Division of Political Units	54	61	55	60	105	335
Special Election	1,101	1,118	1,329	1,216	1,215	5,979
Voting Methods	214	260	172	143	188	977
Candidate Qualifications	228	147	225	160	209	969
Voter Registration Procedures	1,625	1,862	466	269	353	4,575
Miscellaneous	1,936	3,427	2,246	2,256	2,614	12,479
Election Law	***	***	***	***	***	*******
Not Within the Scope of Section 5	***	***	***	***	***	*******
	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	TOTAL
TOTALS 1995-1999	14,148	18,591	15,800	14,806	13,633	76,978

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