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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)

Notice of withdrawal

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)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Paper ballots)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Resubmission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Charlton County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

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:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Franklin Parish School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Jackson Parish School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

General election (Cancelled)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Procedures)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Camden, Pasquotank

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Guilford, Randolph

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Brown, Coleman, Mills

Subjurisdiction:

Brookesmith Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Concurrent terms

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

General election (Date change)

Submission received

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)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Driftwood Economic Development Municipal Management District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Age requirement)

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Location established)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Location established)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Plum Creek Fresh Water Supply District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Age requirement)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)

Candidate qualifications to serve in office

Referendum requirement

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Port Of Corpus Christi Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Method of selection (Elective to appointive)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Three years)

Number of officials

Submission received

Parker, Tarrant

Subjurisdiction:

Aledo Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Lake Travis Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Submission received

The Attorney General made a written request for additional information with respect to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008