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Notice Of Preclearance Activity Under The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, As Amended

Notice Date: 05/08/2003

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.

The following submissions of voting changes, additional information regarding previous, but still pending submissions, withdrawals of submitted voting changes, objections, requests for the Attorney General to reconsider objections, and filings of declaratory judgment actions were received on the dates indicated.


ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ARGO
County: JEFFERSON, ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1584

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: SULLIGENT
County: LAMAR
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2002-5846

ALASKA Subjurisdiction: ANCHORAGE
Action Date: 05/02/2003
Election administration
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1343

ALASKA Subjurisdiction: ATQASUK
Borough NORTH SLOPE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1004

ALASKA Subjurisdiction: ATQASUK
Borough NORTH SLOPE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Incorporation
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1585

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: GILA
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1563

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ALPHARETTA
County: FULTON
Action Date: 05/02/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1569

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CRAWFORDVILLE
County: TALIAFERRO
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1601

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DUBLIN
County: LAURENS
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1583

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: HARTWELL
County: HART
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1597

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: HIRAM
County: PAULDING
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-0990

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: JEFFERSON
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1582

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: JESUP
County: WAYNE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1287

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LOCUST GROVE
County: HENRY
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1590

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MARIETTA
County: COBB
Action Date: 05/08/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1285

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MARIETTA
County: COBB
Action Date: 05/08/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1519

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: RICEBORO
County: LIBERTY
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Voting method
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1559

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: SMYRNA
County: COBB
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Voting method (Touch screen)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1580

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TWIGGS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TWIGGS
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1579

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: WARNER ROBINS
County: HOUSTON, PEACH
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1188

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: BIBB
Action Date: 05/08/2003
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1253

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHATTAHOOCHEE
Action Date: 05/08/2003
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Method of election (At large)
Numbered positions adopted
Number of officials
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-0217

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CRAWFORD
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1603

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 04/30/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1568

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Voter registration (Location deleted)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1602

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: OGLETHORPE
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1596

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: GRANT PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT, WARD 7
Parish: GRANT
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1574

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: JACKSON PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: JACKSON
Action Date: 03/24/2003
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1555

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MANDEVILLE
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1573

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MOREHOUSE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1591

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: OAKDALE
Parish: ALLEN
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2003-0987

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: OAKDALE
Parish: ALLEN
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1586

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1570

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1598

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: LINCOLN
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan (Police jury)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1372

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: MADISON
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan (Police jury)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1471

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan (Police jury)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1298

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Redistricting plan (Police jury)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1298

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: ST. BERNARD
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1572

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: GREENVILLE
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-0085

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: GREENVILLE
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-0085

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: BENTON
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan (Board of supervisors)
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1560

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENVILLE
County: PITT
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1571

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: NASH
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1595

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: AWENDAW
County: CHARLESTON
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1577

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GILBERT
County: LEXINGTON
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-0916

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: HOLLYWOOD
County: CHARLESTON
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1589

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SENECA
County: OCONEE
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2001-2541

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SENECA
County: OCONEE
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1396

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARION
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1604

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: YORK
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1576

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ALLEN
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1606

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BRAZOS RIVER HARBOR NAVIGATION DISTRICT
County: BRAZORIA
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Notice of withdrawal
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1019

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BRIDGESTONE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Annexation
Related submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1321

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BRIDGESTONE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Creation of special district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1567

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BURLESON
County: JOHNSON, TARRANT
Action Date: 05/08/2003
Special election procedures (Recall)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1608

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ELMENDORF
County: BEXAR
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1594

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FREDERICKSBURG
County: GILLESPIE
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1581

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: LLANO
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1575

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NIEDERWALD
County: CALDWELL, HAYS
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1593

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ROYSE CITY
County: COLLIN, ROCKWALL
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1605

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 05/05/2003
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1565

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: COLONIAL HEIGHTS
Action Date: 05/06/2003
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1599

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: COLONIAL HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Action Date: 05/06/2003
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1600

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: PORTSMOUTH
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1588

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FAIRFAX
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1578

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Voter registration (Procedures)
Procedures for filling vacancies
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1508

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Voter registration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1549

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Election administration
Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1550

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1551

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1552

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1553

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1554

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1556

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Election administration
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1557

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Election administration
General election (Date set)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1558

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Voter registration (Procedures)
Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1561

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Voter registration (Procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1562

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 04/29/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1564

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 05/06/2003
Voter registration (National Voter Registration Act)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1587

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

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: VIDOR
County: ORANGE
Action Date: 05/07/2003
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Submission Number: 2003-1313


Joseph D. Rich
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015