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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:

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Submission received

Dale, Henry, Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (Recount procedures)

Election administration (Ballots)

Election administration

Voting method (By-mail)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Initiative, referendum, recall procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Ballot format (Candidates)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Campaign financing provisions

Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)

Campaign financing provisions (Public financing)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Kyrene Elementary School District #28

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting qualifications/eligibility

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Tempe Union High School District #213

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Ray Unified School District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Precinct (Deconsolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials (Judgeship)

Implementation schedule

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

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 (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Number of officials

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Additional location)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Board of elections)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Court Of Appeal

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of judicial district

Method of election

Implementation schedule

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Judicial Enforcement District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Judicial Enforcement District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Shreveport City Downtown Development District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lake Charles North Redevelopment Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Procedures for filling vacancies

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

East Baton Rouge Parish Capital Improvements District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

New Iberia Redevelopment Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

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:

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Tangipahoa Parish Gravity Drainage District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

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:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Added)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Term of office (Four years)

Implementation schedule

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Dissolution of jurisdiction (Special districts)

Election administration

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Division of jurisdictions (Special districts)

Deannexation (Procedures)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Edwards Aquifer Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Texas Democratic Party

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Texas Democratic Party

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Anderson Underground Water Control District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Diboll Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Xs Ranch Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

South San Antonio Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Bowie, Red River

Subjurisdiction:

Riverbend Water Resources 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

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Alvin Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Angleton Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Brazoria County Freshwater District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of staggering terms

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Subjurisdiction:

Brazoria County Freshwater District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Danbury Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Sedona Lakes Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Burnet County Municipal Utility District #3

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:

South Padre Island

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Anahuac Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Prosper Management District #1

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:

Ellis County Emergency Services District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Ellis County Emergency Services District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Ellis County Emergency Services District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Ellis County Emergency Services District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Taylor

Subjurisdiction:

Trent Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North Mission Glen Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Fort Bend, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Houston Community College System District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Galveston Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Galveston, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

League City Improvement 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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Gonzales Healthcare Systems

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Gray County Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

S & S Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Election administration

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Richards Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Location established)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #11

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #13

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Ropes Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

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:

Lynn County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

La Vega Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Woodsboro Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Calvert Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures

Submission received

Smith, Van Zandt

Subjurisdiction:

Lindale Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Arlington Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Everman Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Travis, Williamson

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

City View Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Williamson County Municipal Utility District #21

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Procedures for filling vacancies

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bridgeport Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)