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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:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (Ballots)

Election administration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Golden Gate Fire Control & Rescue District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Randolph County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Claiborne Parish Fire Protection District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Mary Parish Fire Protection District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Hammond Downtown Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Name change)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

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:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Archer, Wichita

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Archer, Wichita

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bandera County River Authority And Groundwater District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Bastrop Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Denton Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

General election

General election (Cancelled)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

El Paso Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Fort Bend, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Dew Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Freestone, Limestone

Subjurisdiction:

Mexia Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Galveston County Water Control & Improvement District #12

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Chimney Hill Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fallbrook Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Greenwood Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #368

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Engelman Irrigation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Jackson, Victoria

Subjurisdiction:

Industrial Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Name change)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Designation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Johnson, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Kaufman County Rural Fire Prevention District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

South Limestone County Emergency Services District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Notice of withdrawal

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Splendora Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Valley Ranch Defined Area

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information 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:

Robstown Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Recall)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

River Road Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Potter, Randall

Subjurisdiction:

Bushland 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:

Odem-Edroy Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

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:

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Shamrock Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Brunswick, Mecklenburg

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

General election (Date change)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008