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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:

Method of selection

Number of officials (Judgeship)

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Special election procedures (Mayor)

Special election procedures (City council)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

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:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Peach Springs Unified School District #8

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

American Ranch Domestic Water Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Consolidation or division of jurisdictions

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

American Ranch Sanitary District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Cancelled)

Consolidation or division of jurisdictions

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Merced County Mosquito Abatement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Weaver Union Elementary School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Districting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Campaign financing provisions (Contribution limits)

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Submission received

Barrow, Gwinnett

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Bleckley, Wilkinson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Form of government (Council-manager)

Term of office (Four years)

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Election administration

General election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Clinch County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Form of government (Council-manager)

Election administration

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Renumbering)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Fannin County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Glynn County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

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:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bayou Blue Gravity Drainage District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Calcasieu Parish Recreation District #1, Ward 4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Calcasieu Parish Ward 4, Fire Protection District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester

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

Fairfield, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Appointment of registrars)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

County Line Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Three years)

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Ellis County Fresh Water Supply District #1

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:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #47

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Districting plan

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Green Trails Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #278

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Klein Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Johnson County Fresh Water Supply District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Marion County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Navarro County Court At Law

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of judicial district

Number of officials

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Establishment of elected office

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fairfax County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008