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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:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (General election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North Monterey County Unified School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Golden Gate Fire Control & Rescue District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualification procedures (Fees)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Claiborne Parish Fire Protection District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Resubmission 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:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Mary Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Leland Democratic Party

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualification procedures

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

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)

Resubmission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

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

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Archer, Wichita

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Johnson City Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

College Station

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Runoff election (Date change)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler

Subjurisdiction:

Mclean Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Crane County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Numbered positions adopted

Staggered terms

Number of officials

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fannindel Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Renumbering)

Precinct (Deleted)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Notice of withdrawal

Subjurisdiction:

Trophy Club Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Consolidation of jurisdictions

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Trophy Club Municipal Utility District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Consolidation of jurisdictions

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Denton, Tarrant, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Denton, Tarrant, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Eastland County Water Supply District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Red Oak Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Location deleted)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #139

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Fort Bend, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Galveston, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Post Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Glasscock County Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Grandview-Hopkins Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Lefors Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Pampa Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Address change)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Dell City Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Johnson, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Mansfield Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Kaufman, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Kaufman, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Rockwall Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Northeast Leon County Emergency Services District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Grady 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

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

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:

Midland County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Rockdale Municipal Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Emergency Services District #7

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Recall)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Weatherford College Of The Parker County Jr. College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Rains Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Keller Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

White Settlement Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lake Travis Community Library District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Wilson County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Resubmission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008