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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 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.

Dale, Henry, Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Merced City School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Additional location)

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Acadia Parish Seventh Parish Jury Ward

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Police jury)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Evangeline Parish School District #7

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Bethel Rural Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Temple Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Cranfills Gap Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Iredell Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Kopperl Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Meridian Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Morgan Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Walnut Springs Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Lockhart Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays

Subjurisdiction:

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

County Line Water Supply Corporation

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

County Line Water Supply Corporation

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Collin, Dallas, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Collin, Fannin, Hunt

Subjurisdiction:

Hickory Creek Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler

Subjurisdiction:

Mclean Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Corinth Crime Control & Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lewisville Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Designation of annexed area to election district

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Falls, Robertson

Subjurisdiction:

Bremond Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Fort Bend, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Water Control & Improvement District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Grandview-Hopkins Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lefors Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Pampa Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Kountze Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #180

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree

Subjurisdiction:

Booker Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Dell City Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Beaumont Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Nederland Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Port Of Port Arthur Navigation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Sabine Pass Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Jefferson, Orange

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Booker Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lubbock Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms (At-large seats)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Waco Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Franklin Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Hearne Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Hemphill Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Sabine County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008