Notice Of Preclearance Activity Under 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 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.
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: ATHENS County: LIMESTONE Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Deannexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2823 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: ATTALLA County: ETOWAH Action Date: 05/18/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2846 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: GUNTERSVILLE County: MARSHALL Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2868 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: JACKSONVILLE County: CALHOUN Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2816 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: KILLEN County: LAUDERDALE Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2819 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: MADISON County: LIMESTONE, MADISON Action Date: 05/21/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2830 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: MONTEVALLO County: SHELBY Action Date: 05/18/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2826 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: MUSCLE SHOALS County: COLBERT Action Date: 05/22/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2861 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: PHENIX CITY County: LEE, RUSSELL Action Date: 05/21/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2845 |
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ALABAMA | Subjurisdiction: County: JEFFERSON Action Date: 05/18/2007 Polling place (Changed) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2848 |
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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 |
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ALASKA | Subjurisdiction: HOUSTON Borough: MATANUSKA-SUSITNA Action Date: 05/23/2007 Election administration Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2860 |
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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 |
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ARIZONA | Subjurisdiction: ELOY County: PINAL Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2870 |
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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 |
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ARIZONA | Subjurisdiction: NADABURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT No81 County: MARICOPA Action Date: 05/16/2007 Special election procedures Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2822 |
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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 |
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ARIZONA | Subjurisdiction: TUCSON County: PIMA Action Date: 05/15/2007 Boundary changes Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2809 |
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ARIZONA | Subjurisdiction: TUCSON County: PIMA Action Date: 05/15/2007 Campaign financing provisions Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2856 |
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CALIFORNIA | Subjurisdiction: DOS PALOS County: MERCED Action Date: 05/15/2007 General election (Date change) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2880 |
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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 |
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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 |
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CALIFORNIA | Subjurisdiction: County: MONTEREY Action Date: 05/21/2007 Polling place (Changed) Special election procedures (Referendum) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2850 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: AMERICUS County: SUMTER Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2867 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT County: ATHENS-CLARKE Action Date: 05/17/2007 Voter registration Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2853 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT County: ATHENS-CLARKE Action Date: 05/17/2007 Voter registration Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2854 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: BREMEN County: CARROLL, HARALSON Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2875 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: CAIRO County: GRADY Action Date: 05/15/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2808 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: CLERMONT County: HALL Action Date: 05/17/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2838 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: CONCORD County: PIKE Action Date: 05/23/2007 Special election procedures (Vacancy) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2871 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: DALTON County: WHITFIELD Action Date: 05/15/2007 Annexation Related submission received Submission Number: 2007-2376 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: DALTON County: WHITFIELD Action Date: 05/15/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2810 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: DULUTH County: GWINNETT Action Date: 05/22/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2857 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: ELBERTON County: ELBERT Action Date: 05/21/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2834 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: FORSYTH County: MONROE Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2872 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE County: TROUP Action Date: 05/18/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2829 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE County: TROUP Action Date: 05/21/2007 Annexation Related submission received Submission Number: 2007-2829 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE County: TROUP Action Date: 05/21/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2844 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: LAWRENCEVILLE County: GWINNETT Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2813 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: County: COOK Action Date: 05/22/2007 Nonpartisan elections (Magistrate court) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2859 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: County: DEKALB Action Date: 05/18/2007 Voter registration (Additional location) Voter registration (Hours) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2827 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: County: FAYETTE Action Date: 05/16/2007 Absentee Voting Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2818 |
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GEORGIA | Subjurisdiction: County: LAURENS Action Date: 05/22/2007 Precinct (Consolidation) Polling place (Consolidation) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2862 |
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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 |
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LOUISIANA | Subjurisdiction: COVINGTON Parish: ST. TAMMANY Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2877 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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LOUISIANA | Subjurisdiction: SHREVEPORT Parish: BOSSIER, CADDO Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Related submission received Submission Number: 2007-2479 |
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LOUISIANA | Subjurisdiction: SHREVEPORT Parish: BOSSIER, CADDO Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2820 |
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LOUISIANA | Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL Parish: ST. TAMMANY Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Related submission received Submission Number: 2007-2554 |
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LOUISIANA | Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL Parish: ST. TAMMANY Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2873 |
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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 |
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LOUISIANA | Subjurisdiction: TANGIPAHOA Parish: TANGIPAHOA Action Date: 05/17/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2840 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MISSISSIPPI | Subjurisdiction: County: MADISON Action Date: 05/16/2007 Polling place (Changed) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested Submission Number: 2007-2817 |
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MISSISSIPPI | Subjurisdiction: Action Date: 05/23/2007 Election administration Initiative, referendum, recall procedures Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2895 |
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MISSISSIPPI | Subjurisdiction: Action Date: 05/24/2007 Referendum requirement Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2892 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: EDENTON County: CHOWAN Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2874 |
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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 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO County: GUILFORD Action Date: 05/21/2007 Special election procedures (Recall) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2849 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: WILSON County: WILSON Action Date: 05/22/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2864 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: County: EDGECOMBE Action Date: 05/17/2007 Election administration (County to conduct election) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2855 |
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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 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: County: PITT Action Date: 05/23/2007 Absentee Voting (Location changed) Additional information received Submission Number: 2007-2605 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: County: PITT Action Date: 05/23/2007 Precinct (Consolidation) Polling place (Consolidation) Additional information received Submission Number: 2007-2702 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: Action Date: 05/22/2007 Voter registration (Procedures) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2835 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: BAMBERG County: BAMBERG Action Date: 05/16/2007 Redistricting plan Additional information received Submission Number: 2007-2262 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: BEAUFORT County: BEAUFORT Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2841 |
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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 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: IRMO County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Related submission received Submission Number: 2007-2520 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: IRMO County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND Action Date: 05/16/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2821 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | Subjurisdiction: NORTH AUGUSTA County: AIKEN Action Date: 05/22/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2876 |
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SOUTH DAKOTA | Subjurisdiction: Action Date: 05/21/2007 Election administration Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2815 |
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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 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: BLANCO County: BLANCO Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2869 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: BUDA County: HAYS Action Date: 05/23/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2866 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: MELISSA County: COLLIN Action Date: 05/23/2007 Special election procedures (Referendum) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested Submission Number: 2007-2230 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: MISSOURI CITY County: FORT BEND, HARRIS Action Date: 05/23/2007 Special election procedures (Runoff) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2865 |
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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 |
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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 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: ROUND ROCK County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON Action Date: 05/22/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2863 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: RULE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT County: HASKELL Action Date: 05/18/2007 Bilingual procedures (Spanish language) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-1766 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: SOUTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT County: BEXAR Action Date: 05/24/2007 Special election procedures (Vacancy) Additional information received Submission Number: 2007-2060 |
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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 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: UNIVERSITY PARK County: DALLAS Action Date: 05/18/2007 Bilingual procedures (Spanish language) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2828 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: WOLFFORTH County: LUBBOCK Action Date: 05/21/2007 Annexation Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2836 |
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TEXAS | Subjurisdiction: County: ARMSTRONG Action Date: 05/21/2007 Precinct (Consolidation) Polling place (Consolidation) Additional information received Submission Number: 2007-2031 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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VIRGINIA | Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS Action Date: 05/18/2007 Precinct (Name change) Polling place (Changed) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2847 |
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VIRGINIA | Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS Action Date: 05/21/2007 Boundary changes Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2833 |
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VIRGINIA | Subjurisdiction: County: JAMES CITY Action Date: 05/18/2007 Precinct (Added) Polling place (Added) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2824 |
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VIRGINIA | Subjurisdiction: County: LOUDOUN Action Date: 05/25/2007 Voter registration (Location changed) Absentee Voting (Location changed) Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2898 |
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VIRGINIA | Subjurisdiction: County: YORK Action Date: 05/21/2007 Boundary changes Submission received Submission Number: 2007-2832 |
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John Tanner Chief, Voting Section |