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

Notice Date: 07/26/2004

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: BOAZ
County: ETOWAH, MARSHALL
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3124

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: CALERA
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3101

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: DEMOPOLIS
County: MARENGO
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1844

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: DEMOPOLIS
County: MARENGO
Action Date: 07/23/2004
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-1844

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: LANETT
County: CHAMBERS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3132

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MONROEVILLE
County: MONROE
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Redistricting plan (Council)
Number of officials (City council)
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2274

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: RUSSELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: RUSSELL
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2002-1818

ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Borough KODIAK ISLAND
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3113

ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/20/2004
General election (Date set)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3147

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GOODYEAR
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3105

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: SIERRA VISTA
County: COCHISE
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3137

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: APACHE
Action Date: 07/15/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2710

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MOHAVE
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3121

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: SANTA CRUZ
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Ballot format
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3151

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/16/2004
Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2447

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2447

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3153

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction:
County: YUBA
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3120

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CENTERVILLE
County: HOUSTON
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3102

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: CHATTAHOOCHEE
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3138

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DOUGLAS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3136

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DUDLEY
County: LAURENS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3142

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GLYNN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GLYNN
Action Date: 07/15/2004
Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)
Numbered positions adopted
Number of officials
Implementation schedule
Redistricting procedures
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1355

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GLYNN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GLYNN
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)
Numbered positions adopted
Number of officials
Implementation schedule
Redistricting procedures
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-1355

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MERIWETHER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MERIWETHER
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3152

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: PUTNAM
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3154

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: SMYRNA
County: COBB
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2852

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: SMYRNA
County: COBB
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3129

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: ATHENS-CLARKE
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3107

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Absentee Voting
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3133

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COOK
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3116

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LAURENS
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Compensation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3135

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LINCOLN
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3163

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: MERIWETHER
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3108

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ALEXANDRIA
Parish: RAPIDES
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3127

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: BREAUX BRIDGE
Parish: ST. MARTIN
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2003-3563

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: BREAUX BRIDGE
Parish: ST. MARTIN
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-4257

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: CALCASIEU PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT No1, WARD 3
Parish: CALCASIEU
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2708

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: FARMERVILLE
Parish: UNION
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2668

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LAKE CHARLES
Parish: CALCASIEU
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3115

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: OPELOUSAS
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3146

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SCOTT
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3144

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: STERLINGTON
Parish: OUACHITA
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Deannexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2945

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2676

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: EVANGELINE
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2755

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: OUACHITA
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3112

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Action Date: 07/15/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3097

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3097

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Special election procedures (Constitutional amendment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3155

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3159

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: AMORY
County: MONROE
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3100

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: OCEAN SPRINGS
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3110

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: TATE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TATE
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3164

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: SHARKEY
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3156

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Voter registration
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2190

NEW HAMPSHIRE Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2560

NEW HAMPSHIRE Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2574

NEW YORK Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Borough BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3143

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: HIGH POINT
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3139

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: LILLINGTON
County: HARNETT
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3161

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: STOKESDALE
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3141

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SUMMERFIELD
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3140

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: EDGECOMBE
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Election administration
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-2764

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: GASTON
Action Date: 07/16/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3095

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: UNION
Action Date: 07/16/2004
Polling place
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3093

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Election administration
Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements)
Campaign financing provisions (Spending limits)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3160

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: BATESBURG-LEESVILLE
County: LEXINGTON, SALUDA
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3103

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: LEE
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Special election procedures (Recall)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3123

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: LEE
Action Date: 07/23/2004
Special election procedures (Recall)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3123

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: LEXINGTON
County: LEXINGTON
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3104

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MCCORMICK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MCCORMICK
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3096

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MULLINS
County: MARION
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Redistricting plan
Nonpartisan elections
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2439

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SUMMERTON
County: CLARENDON
Action Date: 07/13/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3099

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WINNSBORO
County: FAIRFIELD
Action Date: 07/09/2004
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-2849

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WINNSBORO
County: FAIRFIELD
Action Date: 07/09/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3106

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: BARNWELL
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2636

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: DARLINGTON
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2625

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: HORRY
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3098

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2626

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BELLVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: AUSTIN
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3165

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CEDAR PARK
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3148

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CORINTH
County: DENTON
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3117

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CORINTH CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION DISTRICT
County: DENTON
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Creation of special district
Polling place (Added)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3118

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CORSICANA
County: NAVARRO
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3131

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FERRIS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DALLAS, ELLIS
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3130

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FREDERICKSBURG INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BLANCO, GILLESPIE, KENDALL
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2004-2401

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No233
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3134

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No71
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Annexation
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Bilingual procedures (Vietnamese language)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3128

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: IOWA PARK
County: WICHITA
Action Date: 07/23/2004
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2004-0507

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: IOWA PARK
County: WICHITA
Action Date: 07/23/2004
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-1306

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KELLER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TARRANT
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3162

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3114

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LA VERNIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GUADALUPE, WILSON
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3145

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: QUIHI
County: MEDINA
Action Date: 07/22/2004
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Special election procedures
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3078

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: RICEWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/02/2004
Annexation
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3149

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: TERRELL COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TERRELL
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Method of election
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 1994-4208

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No13
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 07/08/2004
Creation of special district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3094

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WILMER-HUTCHINS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DALLAS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Precinct (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3109

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: AUSTIN
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3125

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: COKE
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3157

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: SCURRY
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3126

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: HAMPTON
Action Date: 07/21/2004
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3150

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Precinct (Name change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2004-3111

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: POWHATAN
Action Date: 07/20/2004
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2004-3119

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

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: OCONEE
Action Date: 07/19/2004
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Submission Number: 2004-2434


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