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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:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

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:

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:

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:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting (Procedures)

Election administration (Notice procedures)

Voting method (By-mail)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Flagstaff Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Cave Creek Unified School District #93

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Creighton Elementary School District #14

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fowler Elementary School District #45

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Glendale Elementary School District #40

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Glendale Union High School District #205

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Higley Elementary School District #60

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Liberty Elementary School District #25

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Littleton Elementary School District #65

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Madison Elementary School District #38

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Mesa Unified School District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Osborn Elementary School District #8

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Pendergast Elementary School District #92

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Voting method (Electronic)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting qualifications/eligibility

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Phoenix Elementary School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Phoenix Union High School District #210

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Saddle Mountain Unified School District #90

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Scottsdale Unified School District #48

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Tempe Elementary School District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Union Elementary School District #62

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Washington Elementary School District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Lake Havasu Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Topock Elementary School District #12

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Topock Elementary School District #12

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Northwest Fire District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Apache Junction Unified School District #43

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Casa Grande Elementary School District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Casa Grande Union High School District #82

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Coolidge Unified School District #21

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Eloy Elementary School District #11

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Toltec Elementary School District #22

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Beaver Creek Elementary School District #26

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary School District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Hyder Elementary School District #16

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

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

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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Hours)

Voter registration (Additional location)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

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:

General election (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Bienville Parish Special School District #16-37

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Caldwell Parish Tourist Commission

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Gravity Drainage District #8

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Claiborne Parish School District #16

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Cancelled)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Natchitoches Parish Consolidated School District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Terrebonne Parish Recreation District #2/3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Terrebonne Parish Recreation District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (Ballots)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Polling place procedures)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Concurrent terms

Term of office (Mayor)

Term of office (Board of commissioners)

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information 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

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Berkeley, Charleston

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:

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:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

General election (Date change)

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)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election

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

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells

Subjurisdiction:

Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

South Padre Island

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Charter amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Atlanta Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Avinger Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Submission received

Chambers, Galveston, Harris

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Runoff election (Date set)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)

Polling place (Name change)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

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)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Denton, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Falls, Limestone, Robertson

Subjurisdiction:

Groesbeck Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Falls, Limestone, Robertson

Subjurisdiction:

Groesbeck 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

Foard, Hardeman

Subjurisdiction:

Gateway Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location deleted)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #35

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Voting method (Touch screen)

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #49

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North Mission Glen Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Election administration (Poll workers)

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Hardeman County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Notice procedures)

General election (Date change)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Five Corners Improvement District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #10

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Division of jurisdictions

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #10b

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Election administration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Municipal Utility District #321

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Houston Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

West Harris County Municipal Utility District #21

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received