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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.

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Aliso Springs Domestic Water Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Lumpkin County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Randolph County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Randolph County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Taliaferro County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Claiborne Parish Fire Protection District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

De Soto Parish School District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

East Feliciana Parishwide Fire Protection District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Jefferson Davis

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Morehouse Parish Law Enforcement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Plaquemines Parish School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Rapides Parish Fire Protection District #2, Service Area #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Martin Parish Water & Sewer Commission #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #11

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Terrebonne Parish Recreation District #10

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:

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Candidate qualification procedures

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

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

Edgecombe, Nash

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

SOUTH DAKOTA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

SOUTH DAKOTA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Palestine Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Anderson, Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Elkhart Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harlandale Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Shavano Park Crime Control & Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Southwest Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Medina Valley Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Red Lick Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

College Station

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Runoff election (Date change)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Burnet County Emergency Services District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Burnet County Emergency Services District #7

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Cottonwood Shores

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor

Subjurisdiction:

Clyde Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bloomburg Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Chambers, Liberty

Subjurisdiction:

Old River-Winfree

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Collin, Fannin, Grayson

Subjurisdiction:

Whitewright Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Crane Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Ferris Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Designation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Denton, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Frost Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Hermleigh Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Fort Bend, Wharton

Subjurisdiction:

Wharton County Junior College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Post Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Poll workers)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Grimes, Montgomery, Waller

Subjurisdiction:

Magnolia Woods Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Clay Road Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #393

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Beaumont Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Designation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Kaufman County Emergency Services District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Kenedy County Fire & Emergency Services District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Deerhaven Water Control & Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Llano Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

New Caney Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Rice Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Orange County Emergency Services District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Buena Vista Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Overton Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Sinton Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Richland Springs Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Scurry County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Numbered positions adopted

Staggered terms

Number of officials

Implementation schedule

General election

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Shackelford County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Notice of withdrawal

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Limited redistricting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Anderson Mill Limited District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Additional information received

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Round Rock Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Hutto 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:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

The Attorney General made a written request for additional information with respect to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Plurality vote requirement

Nonpartisan elections

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008