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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

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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 (Referendum)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Runoff)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (General election)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Submission received

Coconino, Mohave

Subjurisdiction:

Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District #6

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (By-mail)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Related submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Maricopa, Yavapai

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Procedures)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Designation of annexed area to election district

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voter registration (Location changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Added)

Polling place (Added)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Calhoun City School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Precinct (Deleted)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Location deleted)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Realignment)

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of election (At large)

Redistricting plan

Number of officials

Implementation schedule (Terms of office)

Additional information received

East Baton Rouge

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Helena Parish Fifth Ward Fire Protection District #1

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

St. Helena Parish Fire Protection District #2

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Majority vote requirement (School districts)

Runoff election

Procedures for filling vacancies

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Method of selection

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Submission received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Referendum)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (Ballots)

Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

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:

Polling place (Changed)

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:

Plurality vote requirement

Nonpartisan elections

Candidate qualification procedures

Candidate qualification procedures (Fees)

Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Texas Democratic Party

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Political activity

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe

Subjurisdiction:

Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Name change)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)

Polling place (Changed)

Polling place (Name change)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Dallas Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Vacancy)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Edwards, Real, Uvalde

Subjurisdiction:

Nueces Canyon Consolidated Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North Mission Glen Municipal Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Joint election procedures

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 (Changed)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Bolivar Peninsula Special Utility District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Voting method (Electronic)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)

Election administration (Poll workers)

Voting method (Optical scan ballots)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Crosby Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Harris County Improvement District #3

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Polling place (Added)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Voting method (Electronic)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Woodlands Township

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Woodlands Township

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Harris, Montgomery

Subjurisdiction:

Woodlands Township

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Numbered positions adopted

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Karnack Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Additional location)

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

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:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Parker County Emergency Services District #7

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Additional information received

Expedited Consideration Requested

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Ballinger Memorial Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

North Runnels County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Runnels County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Creation of special district

Staggered terms

Number of officials

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting (Hours)

Special 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 (Referendum)

Additional information received

Stephens, Young

Subjurisdiction:

Graham Independent School District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Tax)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Precinct (Consolidation)

Polling place (Consolidation)

Polling place (Changed)

Absentee Voting (Location changed)

Joint election procedures

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Absentee Voting

Election administration (County to conduct election)

Special election procedures (Tax)

Submission received

Expedited Consideration Requested

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

Subjurisdiction:

Kickapoo Fresh Water Supply District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

North Wheeler County Hospital District

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Dissolution of jurisdiction

Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Age requirement)

General election

Referendum requirement

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Boundary changes

Submission received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Subjurisdiction:

Submission Number:

Action Date:

Polling place (Changed)

Additional information received

Christopher Coates

Chief, Voting Section

Updated July 25, 2008