Notice of preclearance activity under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended

Notice Date: 06/09/2008

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").

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The following submissions of voting changes, additional information regarding previous, but still pending submissions, withdrawals of submitted voting changes, objections, requests for the Attorney General to reconsider objections, and filings of declaratory judgment actions were received on the dates indicated.

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ARAB
County: MARSHALL
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2695
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ARAB
County: MARSHALL
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Deannexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2779
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ARAB
County: MARSHALL
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3038
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: FOLEY
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2327
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: FULTONDALE
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 05/29/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2981
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: IRONDALE
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3004
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: IRONDALE
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Deannexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-1164
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MILLPORT
County: LAMAR
Action Date: 05/30/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3009
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: OAK GROVE
County: TALLADEGA
Action Date: 05/29/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2985
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: PIKE ROAD
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3014
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: VINA
County: FRANKLIN
Action Date: 05/28/2008
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2008-1747
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: VINA
County: FRANKLIN
Action Date: 05/28/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2976
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: WEAVER
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3036
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: WESTOVER
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3041
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: COVINGTON
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3021
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: RUSSELL
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Procedures for filling vacancies
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3008
ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2991
ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Voting method (Help America Vote Act)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3028
ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: AVONDALE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2717
ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: AVONDALE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3049
ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GLENDALE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3017
ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Election administration
Election administration (Ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3057
ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Political activity
Election administration
Initiative, referendum, recall procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3058
CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: CORCORAN
County: KINGS
Action Date: 05/29/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2986
CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: MONTEREY COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3013
CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: MONTEREY REGIONAL COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3011
CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: SALINAS
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3010
CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: SALINAS RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3012
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: COFFEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: COFFEE
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2653
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DAHLONEGA
County: LUMPKIN
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2647
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: POWDER SPRINGS
County: COBB
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3047
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: RICHMOND HILL
County: BRYAN
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3027
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TENNILLE
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2979
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TIFTON
County: TIFT
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2926
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TIFTON
County: TIFT
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3034
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: WHITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: WHITE
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3006
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COOK
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Election administration (Board of elections)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3044
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3020
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: RICHMOND
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Voter registration (Hours)
Voter registration (Additional location)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3054
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: TERRELL
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3048
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: THOMAS
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2383
GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Voter registration (Hours)
Voter registration (Additional location)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3033
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ALEXANDRIA
Parish: RAPIDES
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2008-1573
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: CALCASIEU PARISH GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT No7
Parish: CALCASIEU
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2652
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2990
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: EAST CARROLL PARISH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT No1
Parish: EAST CARROLL
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2998
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: HAMMOND
Parish: TANGIPAHOA
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3019
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LAKE PROVIDENCE
Parish: EAST CARROLL
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2996
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MELVILLE
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2997
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ST. GABRIEL
Parish: IBERVILLE
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3003
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ST. LANDRY PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No6
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3002
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: AVOYELLES
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2722
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: BOSSIER
Action Date: 06/06/2008
Precinct (Name change)
Precinct (Added)
Precinct
Polling place (Added)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2522
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: CONCORDIA
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3000
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: EVANGELINE
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2682
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2999
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: LIVINGSTON
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3001
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3037
LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: WINN
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3046
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: MAGNOLIA
County: PIKE
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3039
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Action Date: 05/30/2008
Political activity
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3016
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: FORREST
Action Date: 06/09/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2699
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Election administration
Compensation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2992
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Election administration
Runoff election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2993
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective)
Term of office (Four years)
Number of officials
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Procedures for filling vacancies
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2995
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3015
MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3029
NEW YORK Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Borough: BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3018
NEW YORK Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Borough: BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3052
SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: LATTA
County: DILLON
Action Date: 05/29/2008
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2982
SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: RIDGELAND
County: JASPER
Action Date: 05/29/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2983
SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: HORRY
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2710
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ALVIN
County: BRAZORIA
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3050
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CIBOLO
County: GUADALUPE
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3051
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CRANE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: CRANE
Action Date: 05/30/2008
Runoff election (Date set)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2987
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DISH
County: DENTON
Action Date: 05/30/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2984
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DONNA
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Runoff election
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3030
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EAST FORK FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT No1
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3056
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2646
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2646
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ESCOBARES
County: STARR
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3025
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FRISCO
County: COLLIN, DENTON
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3023
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT No1
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3045
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No5
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/09/2008
Annexation
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Bilingual procedures (Vietnamese language)
Voting method (Touch screen)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2366
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KYLE
County: HAYS
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3053
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LA JOYA
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2639
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: CALDWELL
Action Date: 05/30/2008
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-2434
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LONGVIEW
County: GREGG, HARRISON
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3035
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MANOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Board of trustees)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2862
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MONTGOMERY
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3005
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
Joint election procedures
General election
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3024
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ROMA
County: STARR
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3040
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SAN ANTONIO
County: BEXAR
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3022
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SONTERRA MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT C
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Dissolution of jurisdiction
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2875
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SONTERRA MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT D
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Dissolution of jurisdiction
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2876
TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
County: CAMERON
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Majority vote requirement
Numbered positions adopted
Term of office
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-6120
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: BURLESON
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3026
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: CAMERON
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3032
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: FREESTONE
Action Date: 06/03/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2994
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: GONZALES
Action Date: 05/28/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0351
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: GONZALES
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0351
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HOPKINS
Action Date: 06/04/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3042
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: JIM WELLS
Action Date: 05/29/2008
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2988
TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: TARRANT
Action Date: 05/27/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-3043
VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Action Date: 06/02/2008
Nominating procedures (Convention)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-2989
VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHESTERFIELD
Action Date: 05/30/2008
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-3007
VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: HALIFAX
Action Date: 06/05/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-2860

Christopher Coates
Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008