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Section 5 Notices of Submissions

NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Notice Date 08/09/2010
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: 
Submission Number:  2010-3080
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Dallas
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3036
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Geneva
Subjurisdiction:  Samson
Submission Number:  2010-3043
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Marshall
Subjurisdiction:  Arab
Submission Number:  2010-3075
Action Date:  07/30/2010
Annexation
Submission received

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2734
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Number of officials
Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Coconino
Subjurisdiction:  Tusayan
Submission Number:  2010-2701
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Staggered terms
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Primary election
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Coconino
Subjurisdiction:  Tusayan
Submission Number:  2010-2701
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Staggered terms
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Primary election
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction:  Scottsdale
Submission Number:  2010-3068
Action Date:  07/30/2010
Ballot format
Voting method (By-mail)
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA County:  Navajo
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3094
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Navajo
Subjurisdiction:  Show Low
Submission Number:  2010-3060
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

CALIFORNIA County:  Kings
Subjurisdiction:  Central Union Elementary School District
Submission Number:  2010-2587
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Districting plan
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3047
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

GEORGIA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3049
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Absentee Voting
Submission received

GEORGIA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3082
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Staggered terms
Political activity
Powers and duties (Governor)
Voter registration
Absentee Voting
Election administration (Poll workers)
Election administration (Ballots)
Election administration
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures
Primary election
GEORGIA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3082
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Compensation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson
Subjurisdiction:  Allentown
Submission Number:  2010-3027
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Burke
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3074
Action Date:  07/30/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Candler
Subjurisdiction:  Candler County School District
Submission Number:  2010-3077
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Carroll, Haralson
Subjurisdiction:  Bremen
Submission Number:  2010-2922
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Annexation
Related submission received

GEORGIA County:  Carroll, Haralson
Subjurisdiction:  Bremen
Submission Number:  2010-3078
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Decatur
Subjurisdiction:  Bainbridge
Submission Number:  2010-2805
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Franklin
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3035
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Franklin
Subjurisdiction:  Lavonia
Submission Number:  2010-2829
Action Date:  07/14/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Fulton
Subjurisdiction:  Johns Creek
Submission Number:  2010-2684
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Gordon
Subjurisdiction:  Calhoun
Submission Number:  2010-3072
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Greene
Subjurisdiction:  Greene County School District
Submission Number:  2010-3051
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Hall
Subjurisdiction:  Gainesville School District
Submission Number:  2010-3089
Action Date:  07/27/2010
Ballot format
Election administration (Notice procedures)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Referendum requirement
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Liberty
Subjurisdiction:  Hinesville
Submission Number:  2010-3091
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Lowndes
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3044
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Madison
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3085
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Pickens
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3087
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Pierce, Ware
Subjurisdiction:  Waycross
Submission Number:  2010-2890
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Stewart
Subjurisdiction:  Lumpkin
Submission Number:  2010-3071
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3083
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Powers and duties
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Initiative, referendum, recall procedures
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3084
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Referendum requirement
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  East Baton Rouge
Subjurisdiction:  Baton Rouge Downtown Development District
Submission Number:  2010-3034
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  East Baton Rouge
Subjurisdiction:  Pride Fire Protection District #8
Submission Number:  2010-3033
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  Madison
Subjurisdiction:  Madison Parish Economic & Industrial Development District
Submission Number:  2010-3081
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Creation of special district
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  St. Charles
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3069
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  Union
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3042
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  West Baton Rouge
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3031
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

MISSISSIPPI County:  Lauderdale
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3088
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI County:  Oktibbeha
Subjurisdiction:  Sturgis
Submission Number:  2010-3065
Action Date:  07/26/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3021
Action Date:  07/27/2010
Election administration
Nominating procedures
Nominating procedures (President)
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3023
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Absentee Voting (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Absentee Voting
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3024
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3025
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Absentee Voting
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Election administration
Election administration (Ballots)
Election administration (Recount procedures)
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3026
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Absentee Voting (Military voters)
Election administration (Ballots)
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3037
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3040
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Purge/reidentification of voters
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3041
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3045
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Voter registration (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Absentee Voting (Military voters)
Absentee Voting (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3046
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Absentee Voting
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3053
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Voter registration
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3054
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Purge/reidentification of voters
Voter registration
Absentee Voting (Overseas votes)
Absentee Voting (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Absentee Voting
Election administration (Recount procedures)
Election administration
Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3092
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Absentee Voting (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3056
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Election administration
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3057
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3058
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Absentee Voting (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3059
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3086
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Election administration
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3090
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Election administration
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3093
Action Date:  08/06/2010
Election administration
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Bertie
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3066
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Robeson
Subjurisdiction:  Lumberton
Submission Number:  2010-3064
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Beaufort
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2865
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Voter registration
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Lancaster
Subjurisdiction:  Brookchase Special Tax District
Submission Number:  2010-3079
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Sumter
Subjurisdiction:  Wedgefield-Stateburg Rural Community Water District
Submission Number:  2010-1745
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Resubmission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Union
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3030
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

TEXAS County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3055
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Absentee Voting (Military and Overseas Empowerment Act)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Atascosa, Frio
Subjurisdiction:  Charlotte Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-3050
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Term of office
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Coleman
Subjurisdiction:  Novice Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2721
Action Date:  08/06/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Collin, Denton
Subjurisdiction:  Prosper
Submission Number:  2010-2640
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Collin, Denton
Subjurisdiction:  Prosper
Submission Number:  2010-2640
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Collin, Denton
Subjurisdiction:  Prosper
Submission Number:  2010-2640
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Comal, Guadalupe
Subjurisdiction:  New Braunfels
Submission Number:  2010-2905
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Floyd
Subjurisdiction:  Floydada Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-3063
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Fort Bend
Subjurisdiction:  Plantation Municipal Utility District
Submission Number:  2010-3028
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Annexation
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Freestone
Subjurisdiction:  Wortham
Submission Number:  2010-2762
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Hays
Subjurisdiction:  Wimberley Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-3067
Action Date:  07/30/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Hood
Subjurisdiction:  Tolar Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-3048
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Hunt
Subjurisdiction:  Celeste Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-3032
Action Date:  07/28/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Jones
Subjurisdiction:  Hawley Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2932
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Parker
Subjurisdiction:  Brock Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2918
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Parker
Subjurisdiction:  Weatherford
Submission Number:  2010-3029
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Robertson
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3061
Action Date:  08/04/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Titus
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3073
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Travis
Subjurisdiction:  Lakeway
Submission Number:  2010-3038
Action Date:  07/29/2010
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Victoria
Subjurisdiction:  Victoria County Junior College District
Submission Number:  2010-3095
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Walker
Subjurisdiction:  Riverside
Submission Number:  2010-2770
Action Date:  08/03/2010
Annexation
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Waller
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3062
Action Date:  08/05/2010
Voter registration (Hours)
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Willacy
Subjurisdiction:  Willacy County Navigation District
Submission Number:  2010-3022
Action Date:  07/22/2010
Districting plan
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Willacy
Subjurisdiction:  Willacy County Navigation District
Submission Number:  2010-3022
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Districting plan
Additional information received

VIRGINIA County:  Fairfax
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3070
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

VIRGINIA County:  Loudoun
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-3076
Action Date:  08/02/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

T. Christian Herren, Jr.
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015