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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:

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Resubmission 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:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Polling place (Location established)

Voting method (By-mail)

General election (Date change)

General election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration

Election administration (Ballots)

Additional information 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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Randolph County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Additional information received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Plurality vote requirement

Nonpartisan elections

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH 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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #29

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Candidate qualification procedures

Procedures for filling vacancies

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Candidate qualification procedures

Procedures for filling vacancies

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Joint election procedures

General election (Cancelled)

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Joint election procedures

General election (Cancelled)

Additional information received

Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy

Subjurisdiction:

Lyford Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Chambers, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Chambers, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Chambers, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

San Jacinto Community College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Name change)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Chambers, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

San Jacinto Community College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Name change)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Rice Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Comal County Emergency Services District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Cottle, Hardeman

Subjurisdiction:

Quanah Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #112

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

King'S Crossing Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Preston Summit Municipal Utility District #1

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, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Sangani Ranch Municipal Utility District #1

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, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Sangani Ranch Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Subjurisdiction:

Forest Hills Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Emergency Services District #20

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

General election

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Horsepen Bayou Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Hays, Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission 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

Subjurisdiction:

Cleburne Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Midway Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Cancelled)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Emergency Services District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Navarro College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information 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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Moran Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Throckmorton Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Hutto 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:

General election (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualification procedures

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Recount procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Term of office (Four years)

Voter registration (Appointment of registrars)

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Powers and duties (Board of elections)

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Ballots)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter assistance procedures

Election administration (Ballots)

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008