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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:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Birmingham School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Runoff election (Date change)

Additional information received

Jefferson, Shelby

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Implementation schedule

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Morenci Unified School District #18

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North Monterey County Unified School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Salinas Union High School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Barrow, Gwinnett

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Form of government

Majority vote requirement

Numbered positions adopted

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Election administration (Charter amendment)

General election (Date set)

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

First Craven Sanitary District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Resubmission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Plurality vote requirement

Nonpartisan elections

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Martin County Water & Sewer District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related 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:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville, Laurens

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (Runoff)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Collin, Dallas, Rockwall

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Renumbering)

Precinct (Realignment)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Renumbering)

Precinct (Realignment)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Duval Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Fort Bend, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Jefferson, Orange

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Runoff election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #119

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Runoff election (Date set)

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:

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Williamson County Emergency Services District #7

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Special election procedures (Confirmation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

The Attorney General interposed an objection to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008