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

Notice Date: 01/29/99

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/noticepg.html 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.


01/06/99 - 98-3084
    State: GEORGIA
County: CATOOSA
Subjurisdiction: RINGGOLD
Annexation
Related submission received

01/22/99 - 98-2633
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: SPARTANBURG
Subjurisdiction: SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Abolishment of elected office
Additional information received

01/22/99 - 98-3993
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: LIVINGSTON
Subjurisdiction: LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received

01/22/99 - 99-0151
    State: TEXAS
County: TARRANT
Subjurisdiction: CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

01/22/99 - 99-0152
    State: TEXAS
County: WISE
Subjurisdiction: PARADISE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

01/22/99 - 99-0153
    State: GEORGIA
County: FLOYD
Subjurisdiction: ROME
Annexation
Submission received

01/22/99 - 99-0154
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #48
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/22/99 - 99-0155
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS, HOUSTON
Subjurisdiction: CLEAR LAKE CITY WATER AUTHORITY
Annexation
Submission received

01/22/99 - 99-0156
    State: TEXAS
County: TARRANT
Subjurisdiction: BENBROOK LIBRARY DISTRICT
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 97-2177
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Subjurisdiction: BAKER
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

01/25/99 - 98-3924
    State: TEXAS
County: DENTON
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received

01/25/99 - 99-0157
    State: TEXAS
County: DENTON
Subjurisdiction: SHADY SHORES
Annexation
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0158
    State: TEXAS
County: MONTGOMERY
Subjurisdiction: MAGNOLIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0159
    State: VIRGINIA
County: ALBEMARLE
Subjurisdiction:
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0160
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #133
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0161
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: WASHINGTON
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0162
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: ALCORN
Subjurisdiction: FARMINGTON
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0163
    State: TEXAS
County: ELLIS
Subjurisdiction: RED OAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0164
    State: TEXAS
County: ERATH, PALO PINTO
Subjurisdiction: GORDON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0169
    State: TEXAS
County: TYLER
Subjurisdiction: SPURGER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/25/99 - 99-0173
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 98-3936
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: GILBERT
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received

01/26/99 - 98-3979
    State: TEXAS
County: SOMERVELL
Subjurisdiction: GLEN ROSE
Annexation
Related submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0165
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. MARTIN
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0166
    State: VIRGINIA
County: NORTHAMPTON
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0167
    State: VIRGINIA
County: NORTHAMPTON
Subjurisdiction: CAPE CHARLES
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0168
    State: TEXAS
County: MCLENNAN
Subjurisdiction: WACO
Annexation
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0170
    State: TEXAS
County: BOSQUE, MCLENNAN
Subjurisdiction: CHINA SPRING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0171
    State: TEXAS
County: WISE
Subjurisdiction: DECATUR
Annexation
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0172
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: PITT
Subjurisdiction: WINTERVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0174
    State: TEXAS
County: SAN PATRICIO
Subjurisdiction: SINTON
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0175
    State: TEXAS
County: JOHNSON
Subjurisdiction: CLEBURNE
Annexation
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0176
    State: TEXAS
County: SOMERVELL
Subjurisdiction: GLEN ROSE
Annexation
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0177
    State: TEXAS
County: BELL
Subjurisdiction: BELTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0178
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Compensation (Enabling legislation)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0180
    State: NEW YORK
Borough: BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0181
    State: TEXAS
County: ELLIS
Subjurisdiction: WAXAHACHIE
Annexation
Submission received

01/26/99 - 99-0205
    State: ALABAMA
County: BALDWIN
Subjurisdiction: ROBERTSDALE
Annexation
Submission received

01/27/99 - 98-4060
    State: ARIZONA
County: YAVAPAI
Subjurisdiction: PRESCOTT VALLEY
Annexation
Additional information received

01/27/99 - 98-4100
    State: GEORGIA
County: HENRY
Subjurisdiction: STOCKBRIDGE
Annexation
Related submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0182
    State: GEORGIA
County: HENRY
Subjurisdiction: STOCKBRIDGE
Annexation
Submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0183
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GUILFORD
Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
Annexation
Submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0184
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CATAHOULA
Subjurisdiction: JONESVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0185
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0186
    State: TEXAS
County: BRAZORIA
Subjurisdiction: BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #3
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/27/99 - 99-0187
    State: TEXAS
County: BRAZORIA
Subjurisdiction: BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #2
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/27/99 - 99-0188
    State: ARIZONA
County: COCONINO
Subjurisdiction: WILLIAMS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #2
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/27/99 - 99-0189
    State: GEORGIA
County: EVANS
Subjurisdiction: HAGAN
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0190
    State: TEXAS
County: MONTGOMERY
Subjurisdiction: CONROE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Absentee Voting (Location deleted)
Submission received

01/27/99 - 99-0195
    State: ALABAMA
County: TALLADEGA
Subjurisdiction: TALLADEGA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

01/28/99 - 98-3900
    State: TEXAS
County: VAL VERDE
Subjurisdiction: DEL RIO
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Initiative, referendum, recall procedures
Additional information received

01/28/99 - 98-3936
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: GILBERT
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received

01/28/99 - 98-4038
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #81
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/28/99 - 99-0191
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CALCASIEU
Subjurisdiction: DE QUINCY
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

01/28/99 - 99-0192
    State: TEXAS
County: LUBBOCK
Subjurisdiction: LUBBOCK
Annexation
Submission received

01/28/99 - 99-0193
    State: GEORGIA
County: LOWNDES
Subjurisdiction: VALDOSTA
Annexation
Deannexation
Submission received

01/28/99 - 99-0194
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: KEMPER
Subjurisdiction: SCOOBA
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/28/99 - 99-0214
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Added)
Submission received

01/29/99 - 98-2104
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: DILLON
Subjurisdiction: DILLON
Annexation
Resubmission received

01/29/99 - 98-2741
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: DILLON
Subjurisdiction: DILLON
Annexation
Submission received

01/29/99 - 98-4100
    State: GEORGIA
County: HENRY
Subjurisdiction: STOCKBRIDGE
Annexation
Related submission received

01/29/99 - 99-0175
    State: TEXAS
County: JOHNSON
Subjurisdiction: CLEBURNE
Annexation
Related submission received

01/29/99 - 99-0182
    State: GEORGIA
County: HENRY
Subjurisdiction: STOCKBRIDGE
Annexation
Related submission received

The Attorney General made a written request for additional information with respect to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:
01/22/99 - 98-1475
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: WASHINGTON
Subjurisdiction:
Redistricting plan

Elizabeth Johnson
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015