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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
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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:

Jefferson County Republican Party

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Mayer Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (By-mail)

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Reclamation District 784

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Voting qualifications/eligibility

General election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Banks, Habersham

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Banks, Habersham

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Gwinnett, Walton

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Jasper County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Touch screen)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Procedures for filling vacancies

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Implementation schedule

Political activity

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Cameron Parish Gravity Drainage District #8

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Concord Estates Crime Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Evangeline Parish School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North Lafourche Conservation, Levee & Drainage District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Procedures)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Campaign financing provisions (Public financing)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Edgecombe, Nash

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information 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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Candlewick Area Sanitary District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Candlewick Area Sanitary District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

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)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bastrop County Municipal Utility District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

General election (Date change)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Annexation (Procedures)

Submission received

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Alden Lake Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Country Place Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

General election (Date set)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Caldwell Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

South Padre Island

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Avinger Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Collin County Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Division of jurisdictions (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Wylie Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Cooke, Denton, Montague, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Clear Creek Watershed Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Annexation (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Deaf Smith County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Denton, Jones, Taylor

Subjurisdiction:

Abilene Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Tornillo Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Age requirement)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Erath, Palo Pinto, Parker

Subjurisdiction:

Santo Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Falls, Mclennan

Subjurisdiction:

Lorena Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bonham Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Fisher, Jones, Nolan

Subjurisdiction:

Trent Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lockney General Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Number of officials

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Election administration (Notice procedures)

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

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Aliana Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Fort Bend, Waller

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Franklin, Hopkins

Subjurisdiction:

Sulphur Bluff Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bayview Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bolivar Peninsula Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Election administration (Poll workers)

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Channelview Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Cy-Champ Public Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #15

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #16

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #18

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Karnack Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Paint Creek Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Rio Vista Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Big Spring Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Smith Road Water Control & Improvement District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Keene Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Venus Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)