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

Notice Date: 05/12/2000

This periodic notice of preclearance submissions and actions 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 preclearance review time period. Telephone 1-800-253-3931 or (202) 307-2385 or write to Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, P.O.Box 66128, Washington D.C. 20035-6128 (the envelope and first page should be marked "Comment under Section 5").

Notices of preclearance 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 Organizations and Information from the Menu on the Department of Justice Home Page, then select the Civil Rights Division Home Page from the alphabetical list. Notices are listed under "Special Issues" on the Civil Rights Division Home Page.

The following submissions of Voting changes, submissions of items of additional information, notices of withdrawal of a submitted voting change, and requests for the Attorney General to reconsider an objection were received on the dates indicated.


05/02/2000 - 2000-1926
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/04/2000 - 2000-1139
    State: TEXAS
County: GALVESTON
Subjurisdiction: GALVESTON
Precinct (Added)
Polling place
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/04/2000 - 2000-1897
    State: GEORGIA
County: DEKALB
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

05/04/2000 - 2000-1898
    State: GEORGIA
County: LUMPKIN
Subjurisdiction: DAHLONEGA
Annexation
Submission received

05/04/2000 - 2000-1902
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: EDGECOMBE
Subjurisdiction: TARBORO
Annexation
Submission received

05/04/2000 - 2000-1903
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Subjurisdiction: ST. TAMMANY PARISH LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT
Special election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/04/2000 - 2000-1913
    State: GEORGIA
County: EFFINGHAM
Subjurisdiction: GUYTON
Annexation
Submission received

05/04/2000 - 2000-1914
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CAMERON
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 1998-3950
    State: ARIZONA
Subjurisdiction:
Campaign financing provisions
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/05/2000 - 1999-0348
    State: ARIZONA
Subjurisdiction:
Bilingual procedures (American Indian language)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Additional information received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1642
    State: TEXAS
County: SAN JACINTO
Subjurisdiction: SAN JACINTO COUNTY RURAL FIRE PREVENTION DISTRICT
Special election procedures
Additional information received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1899
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: GREENE
Subjurisdiction: MCLAIN
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1900
    State: TEXAS
County: FORT BEND
Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #116
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/05/2000 - 2000-1901
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #356
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/05/2000 - 2000-1904
    State: ALABAMA
County: TALLADEGA
Subjurisdiction: TALLADEGA
Annexation
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1906
    State: GEORGIA
County: COBB
Subjurisdiction: ACWORTH
Annexation
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1907
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: PIKE
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1908
    State: GEORGIA
County: WARE
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1909
    State: GEORGIA
County: CHATHAM
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1911
    State: GEORGIA
County: FANNIN
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1912
    State: GEORGIA
County: CLARKE
Subjurisdiction: WINTERVILLE
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

05/05/2000 - 2000-1915
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #118
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 1999-2145
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: BIENVILLE
Subjurisdiction:
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Additional information received

05/08/2000 - 1999-2899
    State: ALASKA
Subjurisdiction:
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Legislature)
Redistricting procedures
Additional information received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1554
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CADDO
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1910
    State: GEORGIA
County: MACON
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/08/2000 - 2000-1916
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: OSBORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #8
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/08/2000 - 2000-1917
    State: GEORGIA
County: TIFT
Subjurisdiction: TIFTON
Annexation
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1918
    State: GEORGIA
County: BULLOCH
Subjurisdiction: STATESBORO
Annexation
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1919
    State: GEORGIA
County: LIBERTY
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/08/2000 - 2000-1920
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: MALCOMSON ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT
Annexation
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1922
    State: ALABAMA
County: COFFEE, DALE
Subjurisdiction: ENTERPRISE
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1924
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #22
General election (Cancelled)
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1927
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: UNION
Subjurisdiction: CARLISLE
General election (Date change)
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1928
    State: GEORGIA
County: JASPER
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1933
    State: TEXAS
County: TRAVIS
Subjurisdiction: BEE CAVE
Annexation
Submission received

05/08/2000 - 2000-1934
    State: TEXAS
County: BELL
Subjurisdiction: TEMPLE
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Runoff election (Date change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/08/2000 - 2000-1935
    State: GEORGIA
County: SEMINOLE
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/09/2000 - 1999-0348
    State: ARIZONA
Subjurisdiction:
Bilingual procedures (American Indian language)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Additional information received

05/09/2000 - 1999-2145
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: BIENVILLE
Subjurisdiction:
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Additional information received

05/09/2000 - 2000-0704
    State: GEORGIA
County: MADISON
Subjurisdiction: DANIELSVILLE
Boundary changes
Procedures for filling vacancies
Resubmission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1621
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: LA SALLE
Subjurisdiction: JENA
Annexation
Additional information received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1747
    State: ALABAMA
County: BALDWIN
Subjurisdiction: FOLEY
Redistricting plan
Additional information received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1793
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GUILFORD
Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
Annexation
Related submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1803
    State: ALABAMA
County: JEFFERSON
Subjurisdiction: GARDENDALE
Annexation
Related submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1929
    State: TEXAS
County: PARKER
Subjurisdiction: POOLVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1930
    State: ALABAMA
County: JEFFERSON
Subjurisdiction: GARDENDALE
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1931
    State: GEORGIA
County: HARALSON
Subjurisdiction: TALLAPOOSA
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1932
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: BEAUFORT
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/09/2000 - 2000-1936
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: WILSON
Subjurisdiction: WILSON
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1937
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GUILFORD
Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1938
    State: GEORGIA
County: STEPHENS
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1939
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1940
    State: GEORGIA
County: EVANS
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1941
    State: TEXAS
County: FORT BEND
Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #118
General election (Cancelled)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1942
    State: GEORGIA
County: COWETA
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1943
    State: ALABAMA
County: MOBILE
Subjurisdiction: SATSUMA
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1944
    State: ALABAMA
County: FRANKLIN
Subjurisdiction: PHIL CAMPBELL
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1945
    State: ALABAMA
County: DALE
Subjurisdiction: LEVEL PLAINS
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1946
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: CHESTERFIELD
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1947
    State: ALABAMA
County: JEFFERSON
Subjurisdiction: TRUSSVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1948
    State: ALABAMA
County: CULLMAN
Subjurisdiction: CULLMAN
Annexation
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1949
    State: ALABAMA
County: CHAMBERS
Subjurisdiction:
Abolishment of elected office (Constable)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1950
    State: GEORGIA
County: OGLETHORPE
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

05/09/2000 - 2000-1962
    State: ALASKA
Subjurisdiction: MCGRATH
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1224
    State: ARIZONA
County: YUMA
Subjurisdiction: WELLTON
Annexation
Additional information received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1312
    State: TEXAS
County: HOOD
Subjurisdiction: HOOD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1375
    State: GEORGIA
County: BULLOCH
Subjurisdiction: BROOKLET
Election administration
Additional information received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1575
    State: TEXAS
County: HIDALGO
Subjurisdiction:
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Additional information received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1917
    State: GEORGIA
County: TIFT
Subjurisdiction: TIFTON
Annexation
Related submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1923
    State: TEXAS
County: HOOD
Subjurisdiction: HOOD COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/10/2000 - 2000-1952
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: MESA
Annexation
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1953
    State: TEXAS
County: BRAZOS
Subjurisdiction: BRYAN
Annexation
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1954
    State: TEXAS
County: BRAZOS
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1955
    State: GEORGIA
County: TIFT
Subjurisdiction: TIFTON
Annexation
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1956
    State: TEXAS
County: KAUFMAN
Subjurisdiction: KAUFMAN
Annexation
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1957
    State: TEXAS
County: ANGELINA
Subjurisdiction: HUNTINGTON
Annexation
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1958
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: REMINGTON MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1
Annexation
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/10/2000 - 2000-1959
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #361
Annexation
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

05/10/2000 - 2000-1961
    State: GEORGIA
County: RICHMOND
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1963
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: CYPRESS CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1965
    State: TEXAS
County: SAN PATRICIO
Subjurisdiction: GREGORY
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

05/10/2000 - 2000-1966
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #104
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1294
    State: TEXAS
County: CALHOUN
Subjurisdiction: CALHOUN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1334
    State: TEXAS
County: MOORE
Subjurisdiction: DUMAS
Annexation
General election
Additional information received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1673
    State: TEXAS
County: WALLER
Subjurisdiction: HEMPSTEAD
Annexation
Additional information received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1798
    State: VIRGINIA
Subjurisdiction:
Election administration
Additional information received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1967
    State: GEORGIA
County: CRISP
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1968
    State: TEXAS
County: HOOD
Subjurisdiction: GRANBURY
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Submission received

05/11/2000 - 2000-1969
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: GRENADA
Subjurisdiction: GRENADA
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

Joseph D. Rich
Acting Chief, Voting Section
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