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NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS

ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED

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").

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.

Subjurisdiction:

Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Community West Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Dogwood Fire District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

North Shelby County Fire & Emergency Medical District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Shelco Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Vandiver Fire And Emergency Medical Services District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

West Shelby Fire & Rescue District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Election administration

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

General election (Date set)

Primary election

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Litchfield Park

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Mountain Vista Fire District

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Chualar Union Elementary School District

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Hartnell Community College District

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

San Ardo Union Elementary School District

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Banks, Habersham

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Resubmission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Bulloch County School District

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Henry County School District

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Meriwether County School District

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #3

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Resubmission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

West Baton Rouge

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Terrebonne Parish Fire Protection District #5

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Police jury)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

East Baton Rouge

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Name change)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Hinds, Madison, Rankin

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Mississippi

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Bronx, Kings, New York

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Submission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Submission Number:

North Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Berkeley, Charleston

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

South Carolina

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

General election (Date set)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #189

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Kermit Independent School District

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Memphis Independent School District

Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Hall

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Memphis Independent School District

Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Hall

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration

Submission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Action Date:

Plurality vote requirement

Numbered positions adopted

Election administration

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Special election procedures

Procedures for filling vacancies

Referendum requirement

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

White Settlement

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Name change)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Added)

Additional information received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Subjurisdiction:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Submission Number:

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008