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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:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Lake And Peninsula

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (General election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Dysart Unified School District #89

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Fountain Hills Unified School District #98

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Paradise Valley Unified School District #69

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Maricopa, Yavapai

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Tucson Unified School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Greene Reservoir Flood Control District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Maricopa Unified School District #20

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Number of officials

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting procedures

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Charter amendment)

Submission received

Clayton, Fulton

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Name change)

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission 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:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Redistricting plan

Number of officials

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Wilcox County School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Staggered terms

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Acadia Parish Fire Protection District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District #4

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Allen Parish School District Ward One

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

St. Mary Parish Waterworks District #5

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Bond election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Vermilion Parish Road District #7

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Submission received

Bronx, Kings, New York

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

NORTH CAROLINA

Cleveland, Gaston

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

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:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

General election (Date change)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lexington, Richland

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Limited redistricting

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Texas Democratic Party

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Aransas County Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Subjurisdiction:

Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Subjurisdiction:

Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (Single-member districts)

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Caldwell Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Comal County Water Control & Improvement District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Term of office (Four years)

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Deleted)

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler

Subjurisdiction:

Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Preston Summit Municipal Utility District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Richards Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission 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)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Bevil Oaks Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

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 (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Palo Pinto, Parker

Subjurisdiction:

Millsap Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

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)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Lake Travis Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Travis County Emergency Services District #11

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Voting method (Electronic)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

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:

Election administration

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008