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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:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Establishment of elected office

Implementation schedule

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Referendum requirement

Submission 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:

Ballot format (Candidates)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Additional information 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

Campaign financing provisions

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district (Enabling legislation)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Miami Area Unified School District #40

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Whiteriver Unified School District #20

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Maricopa County Special Health Care District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Pinon Unified School District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Winslow Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Franklin Springs

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Franklin, Hart, Madison

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (General election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Concord Estates Crime Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information 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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Tammany Parish Recreation District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Additional information 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:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

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:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Number of officials

Implementation schedule

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville, Spartanburg

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Sumter County Consolidated School District

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 (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Brazoria County Municipal Utility District #62

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Sedona Lakes Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

College Station

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Special election procedures

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Burnet County Emergency Services District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Burnet County Emergency Services District #8

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Cypress Waters Municipal 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

Additional information received

Denton, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Denton, Tarrant, Wise

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Worth Crime Control & Prevention District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Falls, Mclennan

Subjurisdiction:

Robinson Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #199

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Number of officials

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested



	TEXAS		County:				Fort Bend


			Subjurisdiction:		Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #199

			Submission Number:		2009-2992

			Action Date:				09/25/2009

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #49

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Freestone, Leon

Subjurisdiction:

Oakwood Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Galveston, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Channelview Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #18

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Location established)

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Voting method (Machine)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #127

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Harris, Houston

Subjurisdiction:

Clear Lake City Water Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #386

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Woodlands Township

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Numbered positions adopted

Term of office (Two years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North Central Texas Municipal Water Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Dripping Springs

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

Subjurisdiction:

Mabank Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Progreso Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Jefferson, Orange

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Recall)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Midland Community College District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Date change)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Martinsville Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Palo Pinto, Parker

Subjurisdiction:

Millsap Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Parker, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Aledo Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Henderson Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Hempstead Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Additional information received

The Attorney General declined to withdraw the objection to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

The Attorney General withdrew the objection to the following voting
changes on the date(s) indicated:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008