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

Notice Date: 07/02/2003

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: CHELSEA
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2208

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: PELHAM
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2205

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: SPRINGVILLE
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2061

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: TUSCALOOSA
County: TUSCALOOSA
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2218

ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: PERRY
Action Date: 07/02/2003
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2213

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: AVONDALE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2180

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: SKY-HI DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
County: NAVAJO
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Voting method (Punch card)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2215

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: YUMA
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Renumbering)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2145

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2167

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Procedures for filling vacancies
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2168

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2171

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2172

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2173

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Staggered terms
Election administration
Procedures for filling vacancies
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2174

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Voter registration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1676

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2182

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2183

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2184

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2185

ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2186

CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: SALINAS
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2103

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ALBANY
County: DOUGHERTY
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2161

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: COMMERCE
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 07/02/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2080

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: COMMERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 07/02/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2081

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: EVANS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: EVANS
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Absentee Voting
Voting method (Machine)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2196

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2000-4398

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2000-3964

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HALL
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2193

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HALL
Action Date: 07/02/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2193

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: HART COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HART
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2151

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: HART COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HART
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2151

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: HOMERVILLE
County: CLINCH
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Voting method (Touch screen)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2188

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: KENNESAW
County: COBB
Action Date: 07/02/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2214

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LOCUST GROVE
County: HENRY
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2082

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LOCUST GROVE
County: HENRY
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2201

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MARION
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2139

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MARION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MARION
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2139

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: POOLER
County: CHATHAM
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2056

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: THOMASTON
County: UPSON
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1729

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: WAYCROSS
County: PIERCE, WARE
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Redistricting plan (Commission)
Voting method (Touch screen)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2048

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CLAYTON
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Election administration (Board of elections)
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2156

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COBB
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Redistricting plan (Commission)
Term of office
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2138

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FULTON
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Location deleted)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2210

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: SEMINOLE
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2199

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: BOSSIER CITY
Parish: BOSSIER
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2219

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: EAST CARROLL PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: EAST CARROLL
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1957

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LAFAYETTE CITY COURT
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Action Date: 06/03/2003
Precinct
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2164

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: RICHWOOD
Parish: OUACHITA
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2189

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2176

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: EAST CARROLL
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1295

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2217

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: JACKSON
County: HINDS, MADISON, RANKIN
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Polling place
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2155

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: UTICA
County: HINDS
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Polling place
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2154

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: CLARKE
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2170

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: HINDS
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Polling place
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2153

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: HOLMES
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2148

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: MONROE
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2197

MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: PEARL RIVER
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1829

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ANSONVILLE
County: ANSON
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Term of office (Four years)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2160

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: EARL
County: CLEVELAND
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2206

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: FRANKLINTON
County: FRANKLIN
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2198

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2181

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: KINGS MOUNTAIN
County: CLEVELAND, GASTON
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2200

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SPRING HOPE
County: NASH
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2187

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WADESBORO
County: ANSON
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2146

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: EDGECOMBE
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2152

NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: UNION
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2207

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: AIKEN
County: AIKEN
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1667

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: AIKEN
County: AIKEN
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1701

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MARION
County: MARION
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-0618

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MAULDIN
County: GREENVILLE
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1814

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MAULDIN
County: GREENVILLE
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2211

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: NEWBERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: NEWBERRY
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2216

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: PAGELAND
County: CHESTERFIELD
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2003-1740

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: YORK SCHOOL DISTRICT No1
County: YORK
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2147

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: HORRY
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Notice of withdrawal
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-1973

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: LEE
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2150

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: LEXINGTON
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Precinct (Name change)
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2203

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARLBORO
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2191

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan (House)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2142

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan (Senate)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2143

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan (House)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2142

SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan (Senate)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-2143

SOUTH DAKOTA Subjurisdiction:
County: SHANNON
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Ballot format
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2163

SOUTH DAKOTA Subjurisdiction:
County: TODD
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Ballot format
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2162

SOUTH DAKOTA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Numbered positions adopted
Election administration
Election administration (Notice procedures)
Candidate qualification procedures
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Primary election
Nominating procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1543

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: JOHNSON COUNTY RURAL FIRE PREVENTION DISTRICT
County: JOHNSON
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Creation of special district
Polling place (Added)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Special election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2165

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NACOGDOCHES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
County: NACOGDOCHES
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2194

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NORTHEAST HAYS COUNTY RURAL FIRE PREVENTION DISTRICT No3
County: HAYS
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Creation of special district
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Special election procedures
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2179

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PEARLAND
County: BRAZORIA, FORT BEND, HARRIS
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2157

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PFLUGERVILLE
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2202

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PORT ISABEL
County: CAMERON
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2204

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SHALLOWATER
County: LUBBOCK
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2002-4202

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SHALLOWATER
County: LUBBOCK
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2002-4584

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SHOREACRES
County: CHAMBERS, HARRIS
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-1916

TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SHOREACRES
County: CHAMBERS, HARRIS
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Numbered positions adopted
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2141

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: BRAZOS
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2169

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: DAWSON
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2140

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HALE
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2190

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Voter registration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2195

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HOCKLEY
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2192

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: LAVACA
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2175

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: NUECES
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Redistricting plan
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1924

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: ROBERTSON
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2177

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: ROBERTSON
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2177

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: SHERMAN
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2158

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: SWISHER
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2144

TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: WINKLER
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2003-1633

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: HOPEWELL
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2149

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FAIRFAX
Action Date: 06/30/2003
Voter registration (Additional location)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2003-2166

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: HANOVER
Action Date: 06/27/2003
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2159

VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2003-2209

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

GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BACONTON
County: MITCHELL
Action Date: 07/01/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Submission Number: 2003-1538

LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Action Date: 06/26/2003
Redistricting plan (Council)
Submission Number: 2003-1540

MICHIGAN Subjurisdiction: BUENA VISTA
County: SAGINAW
Action Date: 06/24/2003
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission Number: 2003-1271

MICHIGAN Subjurisdiction: CLYDE
County: ALLEGAN
Action Date: 06/24/2003
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission Number: 2003-1270


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