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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:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Selma School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Polling place (Added)

General election (Date change)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Polling place (Location established)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

General election (Date change)

General election (Date set)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Legrand Union Elementary School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Weaver Union Elementary School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Weaver Union Elementary School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Notice of withdrawal

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Campaign financing provisions (Contribution limits)

Submission received

Ben Hill, Irwin

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Cusseta-Chattahoochee

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Election administration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Board of elections)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Commission)

Runoff election (Date change)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (National Voter Registration Act)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Cleveland, Gaston

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:

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Plurality vote requirement

Nonpartisan elections

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission 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:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Resubmission 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:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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 (Mayor)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Medina County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)

Districting plan

Resubmission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #111

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Navarro College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Designation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter assistance procedures

Submission received

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008