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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.

Calhoun, Etowah

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

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

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)

Districting plan

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Taliaferro County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish Recreation District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Caddo Parish Sewerage District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Central Community School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Vidrine Gravity Drainage District #7

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:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Lafourche Parish Consolidated School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Plaquemines Parish Law Enforcement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Landry Parish Fire Protection District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Voter registration (Registrars hours)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

First Craven Sanitary District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Implementation schedule

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information 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)

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Bell, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Green Valley Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

County Line Special Utility District

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:

County Line Special Utility District

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:

Allen Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

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)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Valley View Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Era Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Dallas, Kaufman

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Dallas, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Denton, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North Mission Glen Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

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

Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson

Subjurisdiction:

Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Marion Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #43

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Hilshire Village

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Plurality vote requirement

Numbered positions eliminated

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Spring Valley Village

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Alice Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Johnson, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Johnson, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Crowley Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Stamford Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Kaufman, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Llano Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Notice of withdrawal

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Medina County Water Control & Improvement District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Conroe Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Emergency Services District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

New Caney Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Shenandoah Municipal Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Cushing Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Beckville Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Parker, Tarrant, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Azle Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

River Road Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Richland Springs Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Arlington Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Carroll Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Castleberry Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Edgecliff Village

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Everman Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Westworth Village

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

White Settlement

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Canton Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008