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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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Polling place (Designation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Ganado Unified School District #20

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Johns Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Litchfield Elementary School District #79

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Magma Flood Control District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Majority vote requirement

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

General election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Big Park Domestic Wastewater Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Weaver Union 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:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Board of elections)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Carroll, Douglas

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Clayton County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Grady County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Notice of withdrawal

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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Beauregard Parish Road District #1-A

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #9

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Transfer of powers

Powers and duties

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Term of office (Three years)

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Form of government (Procedures)

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)

Election administration (Help America Vote Act)

Election administration

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Edgecombe, Nash

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Pleasant Garden

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials (City council)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Additional information 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 CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Aransas, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #11-B

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #11-C

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Denton County Fresh Water Supply District #8-A

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008