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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:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Dale, Henry, Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Big Park Domestic Wastewater Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Kings River Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Excelsior-Kings River Resource Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Atwater Elementary School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective)

Election administration (Board of elections)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Renumbering)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

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:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Acadia Parish Fire Protection District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Caddo Parish Sewerage District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Notice of withdrawal

Expedited Consideration Requested

Jefferson Davis

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Plaquemines Parish Law Enforcement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

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:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Cleveland, Gaston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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

Additional information 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:

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

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:

Related 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:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lexington, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting

Election administration

Notice of withdrawal

Bell, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Runoff election

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Cottonwood Shores

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Runoff election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Renumbering)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Runoff election (Date set)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Fort Bend, Harris, Waller

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Gregg, Harrison

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Morton Road Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Bilingual procedures (Vietnamese language)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

General election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Runoff election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Special election procedures (Runoff)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Potter, Randall

Subjurisdiction:

Amarillo Junior College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Runoff election (Date set)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Runoff election (Date set)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Round Rock Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Resubmission received

Cumberland, Prince Edward

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fairfax County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

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:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008