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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:

Election administration (Poll workers)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Calhoun, Etowah

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualification procedures

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Owens Cross Roads

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Election administration (Election day activities)

Election administration

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Election administration (Poll workers)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Numbered positions adopted

Staggered terms

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Term of office (Four years)

Implementation schedule (Concurrent terms)

General election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Ballot format (Candidates)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials

Implementation schedule (Method of election)

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials

Implementation schedule (Method of election)

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)

Election administration (Ballots)

Election administration

Election administration (Recount procedures)

Campaign financing provisions (Spending limits)

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Campaign financing provisions (Contribution limits)

Nominating procedures

Nominating procedures (President)

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Election administration

Election administration (Ballots)

Primary election (Date change)

Nominating procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Election administration (Ballots)

Election administration

Primary election (Date change)

Nominating procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

San Pedro Valley Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Sierra Vista Unified School District #68

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Maricopa, Yavapai

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Nogales Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

American Ranch Domestic Water Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Consolidation or division of jurisdictions

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

American Ranch Sanitary District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Cancelled)

Consolidation or division of jurisdictions

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Reconsideration of objection requested

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective)

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials (Judgeship)

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Additional location)

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Barrow, Gwinnett

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Form of government (Council-manager)

Term of office (Four years)

Election administration

Election administration (Charter amendment)

General election

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Deleted)

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Address change)

Absentee Voting

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Dawson County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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

Additional information 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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Franklin Springs

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Franklin, Hart, Madison

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Additional location)

Voter registration (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Implementation schedule

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Number of officials

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Number of officials

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Number of officials

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Macon County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North High Shoals

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Acadia Parish Convention & Visitors Commission

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish Road District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Ascension Parish Road Lighting District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Shreveport City Downtown Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Calcasieu Parish Judicial Enforcement District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Greenwood Crime Prevention And Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Hermitage-Cross Creek Crime Prevention And Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Melrose East Crime Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

South Burbank Crime Prevention And Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

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:

Grant Parish Economic And Industrial Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Grant Parish Recreation Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Term of office (Three years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Jefferson Parish School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Terms of office limitation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Olla, Urania, Tullos, Standard Economic And Industrial Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Number of officials

Submission received

Lafourche, Terrebonne

Subjurisdiction:

Terrebonne Parish Fire Protection District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lincoln Parish Geographic Information System District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lakewood East Security And Neighborhood Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

East St. Landry Consolidated Gravity Drainage District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Road Lighting District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Tangipahoa Parish Consolidated Gravity Drainage District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Terrebonne Parish Fire Protection District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Hinds, Madison, Rankin

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)

Election administration

Election administration (Help America Vote Act)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Implementation schedule

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Mineral Springs

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Mineral Springs

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA