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

Notice Date: 05/29/2007

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 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: ATHENS
County: LIMESTONE
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2823

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ATTALLA
County: ETOWAH
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2846

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: GUNTERSVILLE
County: MARSHALL
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2868

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: JACKSONVILLE
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2816

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: KILLEN
County: LAUDERDALE
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2819

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MADISON
County: LIMESTONE, MADISON
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2830

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MONTEVALLO
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2826

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MUSCLE SHOALS
County: COLBERT
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2861

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: PHENIX CITY
County: LEE, RUSSELL
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2845

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2848

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: PIKE
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Location deleted)
Polling place (Location established)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-1981

ALASKA Subjurisdiction: HOUSTON
Borough: MATANUSKA-SUSITNA
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2860

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: CAVE CREEK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT No93
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Election administration
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2812

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: ELOY
County: PINAL
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2870

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MARANA
County: PIMA
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-1792

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: NADABURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT No81
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2822

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: PHOENIX
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Name change)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2814

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: TUCSON
County: PIMA
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Boundary changes
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2809

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: TUCSON
County: PIMA
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2856

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: DOS PALOS
County: MERCED
Action Date: 05/15/2007
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2880

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: GUSTINE
County: MERCED
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Method of selection (Appointive/elective to elective)
Method of selection (Elective to appointive)
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2884

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: LOS BANOS
County: MERCED
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Term of office (City council)
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2881

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction:
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2850

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: AMERICUS
County: SUMTER
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2867

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: ATHENS-CLARKE
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Voter registration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2853

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: ATHENS-CLARKE
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Voter registration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2854

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BREMEN
County: CARROLL, HARALSON
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2875

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CAIRO
County: GRADY
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2808

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CLERMONT
County: HALL
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2838

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CONCORD
County: PIKE
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2871

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALTON
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2376

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALTON
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 05/15/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2810

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DULUTH
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2857

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ELBERTON
County: ELBERT
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2834

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: FORSYTH
County: MONROE
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2872

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE
County: TROUP
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2829

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE
County: TROUP
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2829

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE
County: TROUP
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2844

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LAWRENCEVILLE
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2813

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COOK
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Nonpartisan elections (Magistrate court)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2859

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2827

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FAYETTE
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Absentee Voting
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2818

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LAURENS
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2862

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: OCONEE
Action Date: 05/25/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Name change)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2600

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: COVINGTON
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2877

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No6
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2341

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: EAST SIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No5
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2342

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MARAIS GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Parish: ASSUMPTION
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2839

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SHREVEPORT
Parish: BOSSIER, CADDO
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2479

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SHREVEPORT
Parish: BOSSIER, CADDO
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2820

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2554

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2873

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT No1
Parish: ST. HELENA
Action Date: 05/07/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2643

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: TANGIPAHOA
Parish: TANGIPAHOA
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2840

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT No3
Parish: WEST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 05/24/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2046

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: CHICKASAWHAY NATURAL GAS DISTRICT
County: CLARKE, WAYNE
Action Date: 05/24/2007
Method of selection (Appointive/elective to elective)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2894

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: MADISON
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2817

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Election administration
Initiative, referendum, recall procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2895

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 05/24/2007
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2892

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: EDENTON
County: CHOWAN
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2874

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: FAYETTEVILLE
County: CUMBERLAND
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2825

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Special election procedures (Recall)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2849

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WILSON
County: WILSON
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2864

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: EDGECOMBE
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2855

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: GRANVILLE
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Name change)
Polling place (Added)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2762

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: PITT
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2605

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: PITT
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2702

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Voter registration (Procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2835

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: BAMBERG
County: BAMBERG
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2262

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: BEAUFORT
County: BEAUFORT
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2841

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: CHESTER
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Nonpartisan elections
Candidate qualification procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2879

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: IRMO
County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2520

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: IRMO
County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND
Action Date: 05/16/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2821

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: NORTH AUGUSTA
County: AIKEN
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2876

SOUTH DAKOTA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2815

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BASTROP-TRAVIS COUNTIES EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT No1
County: BASTROP, TRAVIS
Action Date: 05/10/2007
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2843

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BLANCO
County: BLANCO
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2869

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BUDA
County: HAYS
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2866

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CHELFORD ONE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 05/24/2007
Voting method
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2364

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND
County: GALVESTON
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2858

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DALLAS
County: COLLIN, DALLAS, DENTON, KAUFMAN, ROCKWALL
Action Date: 05/08/2007
Boundary changes
Polling place
Absentee Voting
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2811

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No57
County: GALVESTON
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Voting method
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2193

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GARRETT
County: ELLIS
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2842

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT No24
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Bilingual procedures (Vietnamese language)
Election administration
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-1879

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No196
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2831

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MELISSA
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2230

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MISSOURI CITY
County: FORT BEND, HARRIS
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2865

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No112
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2208

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No112
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2208

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ROUND ROCK
County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2863

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: RULE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HASKELL
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-1766

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SOUTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BEXAR
Action Date: 05/24/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2060

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: TRAVIS COUNTY BEE CAVE ROAD DISTRICT No1
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 05/17/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2752

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: UNIVERSITY PARK
County: DALLAS
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2828

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WOLFFORTH
County: LUBBOCK
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2836

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: ARMSTRONG
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2031

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: CULBERSON
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Polling place (Designation)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2019

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: PARKER
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2058

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: PARKER
Action Date: 05/22/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2058

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Precinct (Name change)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2847

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Boundary changes
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2833

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: JAMES CITY
Action Date: 05/18/2007
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2824

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LOUDOUN
Action Date: 05/25/2007
Voter registration (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2898

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: YORK
Action Date: 05/21/2007
Boundary changes
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2832


John Tanner
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015