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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
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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.

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Special election procedures (Runoff)

Special election procedures (General election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Etowah, Marshall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Barrow, Gwinnett

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Brooks County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Gwinnett, Walton

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Valdosta School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Police jury)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Designation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

East Carroll Parish Rural Fire Protection District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Bastrop Area Fire Protection District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Maple Area Residents Security Tax District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Waterworks District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #10

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #11

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Sarepta Fire Protection District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Cleveland, Gaston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

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:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Plurality vote requirement

Nonpartisan elections

General election (Date change)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Anderson, Pickens

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Anderson, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Van Zandt

Subjurisdiction:

Trinity Valley Community College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Anderson, Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Elkhart Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lufkin Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Form of government

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Archer, Wichita

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Atascosa, Bexar

Subjurisdiction:

Somerset Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Austin, Fort Bend

Subjurisdiction:

Brazos Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Bandera, Bexar, Medina

Subjurisdiction:

Northside Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Submission received

Bandera, Bexar, Medina

Subjurisdiction:

Northside Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bartlett Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Bell, Coryell, Lampasas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Alamo Heights Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Balcones Heights

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Castle Hills Crime Control & Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harlandale Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harlandale Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Hill Country Village

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Judson Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

San Antonio Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Southside Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Southside Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Windcrest Crime & Control Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Location deleted)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Bexar, Comal, Kendall

Subjurisdiction:

Boerne Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Bexar, Comal, Kendall

Subjurisdiction:

Fair Oaks Ranch

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Bexar, Comal, Kendall

Subjurisdiction:

Fair Oaks Ranch

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Bexar, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #29

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

College Station Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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

Cass, Morris, Titus

Subjurisdiction:

Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Barbers Hill Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Chambers, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Chambers, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Hall

Subjurisdiction:

Memphis Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Collin, Dallas, Denton

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Collin, Dallas, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Caddo Basin Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

General election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Comal County Emergency Services District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Bilingual procedures

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Comanche, Erath

Subjurisdiction:

Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures