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

Notice Date: 01/25/2001

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.


01/18/2001 - 2000-4406
    State: ALABAMA
County: LEE
Subjurisdiction: AUBURN
Annexation
Related submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0051
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: BEAUFORT
Subjurisdiction: PORT ROYAL
Annexation
Related submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0054
    State: ALABAMA
County: LEE
Subjurisdiction: AUBURN
Annexation
Related submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0163
    State: GEORGIA
County: DEKALB
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/18/2001 - 2001-0164
    State: TEXAS
County: BASTROP
Subjurisdiction: SMITHVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0165
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: ALCORN
Subjurisdiction: CORINTH
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0166
    State: ALABAMA
County: BALDWIN
Subjurisdiction: GULF SHORES
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0167
    State: GEORGIA
County: IRWIN
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0168
    State: ALABAMA
County: LEE
Subjurisdiction: AUBURN
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0169
    State: ALABAMA
County: SHELBY
Subjurisdiction: MONTEVALLO
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0170
    State: GEORGIA
County: TIFT
Subjurisdiction: TIFT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0171
    State: TEXAS
County: WILLIAMSON
Subjurisdiction: JARRELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0172
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: BEAUFORT
Subjurisdiction: PORT ROYAL
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0173
    State: ALASKA
Borough: HAINES
Subjurisdiction:
Candidate qualification procedures
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0174
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CALCASIEU
Subjurisdiction: WESTLAKE
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0175
    State: GEORGIA
County: WARREN
Subjurisdiction: NORWOOD
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0176
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: RAPIDES
Subjurisdiction: BOYCE
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0177
    State: TEXAS
County: BEXAR
Subjurisdiction: LIVE OAK
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0178
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN, DENTON
Subjurisdiction: FRISCO
Annexation
Submission received

01/18/2001 - 2001-0208
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: DE SOTO
Subjurisdiction: SOUTHAVEN
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2000-3075
    State: ALABAMA
County: TUSCALOOSA
Subjurisdiction: COALING
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Resubmission received

01/19/2001 - 2000-3742
    State: ALABAMA
County: TUSCALOOSA
Subjurisdiction: COALING
Incorporation
Method of election (At large)
Form of government (Mayor-council)
Majority vote requirement
Numbered positions adopted
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Resubmission received

01/19/2001 - 2000-4410
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: TANGIPAHOA
Subjurisdiction: PONCHATOULA
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

01/19/2001 - 2000-4477
    State: GEORGIA
County: HOUSTON, PEACH
Subjurisdiction: PERRY
Annexation
Related submission received

01/19/2001 - 2000-4519
    State: CALIFORNIA
County: MONTEREY
Subjurisdiction: CARMEL VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Additional information received

01/19/2001 - 2000-4522
    State: TEXAS
County: LIVE OAK
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received

01/19/2001 - 2000-4533
    State: ALABAMA
County: TUSCALOOSA
Subjurisdiction: COALING
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0023
    State: GEORGIA
County: HOUSTON
Subjurisdiction: CENTERVILLE
Annexation
Additional information received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0182
    State: GEORGIA
County: FULTON
Subjurisdiction: ALPHARETTA
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0183
    State: ALABAMA
County: COLBERT
Subjurisdiction: MUSCLE SHOALS
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0184
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: SPARTANBURG
Subjurisdiction: REIDVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0185
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: RAPIDES
Subjurisdiction: PINEVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0186
    State: ALABAMA
County: SHELBY
Subjurisdiction: ALABASTER
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0187
    State: GEORGIA
County: OCONEE
Subjurisdiction: WATKINSVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0189
    State: TEXAS
County: ELLIS
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/19/2001 - 2001-0190
    State: GEORGIA
County: BACON
Subjurisdiction: ALMA
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0191
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: ROBESON, SCOTLAND
Subjurisdiction: MAXTON
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0192
    State: GEORGIA
County: GWINNETT
Subjurisdiction: SUWANEE
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0193
    State: GEORGIA
County: RABUN
Subjurisdiction: CLAYTON
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0194
    State: GEORGIA
County: POLK
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/19/2001 - 2001-0195
    State: GEORGIA
County: HOUSTON, PEACH
Subjurisdiction: PERRY
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0196
    State: VIRGINIA
County: BUCHANAN
Subjurisdiction: GRUNDY
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0197
    State: TEXAS
County: RANDALL
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0198
    State: GEORGIA
County: BACON
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/19/2001 - 2001-0199
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: SPARTANBURG
Subjurisdiction: CONVERSE AREA FIRE DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/19/2001 - 2001-0200
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Subjurisdiction: ZACHARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0201
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Subjurisdiction: ZACHARY COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0202
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
Annexation
Submission received

01/19/2001 - 2001-0203
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: FORREST
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/19/2001 - 2001-0211
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: VERNON
Subjurisdiction: SOUTH VERNON PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT #1
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/19/2001 - 2001-0212
    State: ALASKA
Subjurisdiction: ALASKA LIBERTARIAN PARTY
Election administration
Submission received

01/22/2001 - 2000-0409
    State: ALABAMA
Subjurisdiction: DISTRICT COURT
Procedures for filling vacancies
Additional information received

01/22/2001 - 2000-0922
    State: ALABAMA
Subjurisdiction: CIRCUIT COURT
Procedures for filling vacancies
Additional information received

01/22/2001 - 2000-4426
    State: TEXAS
County: HASKELL, KNOX, THROCKMORTON
Subjurisdiction: HASKELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Method of election (At large)
Method of election (Cumulative voting)
Additional information received

01/22/2001 - 2000-4451
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: CALHOUN
Subjurisdiction: BRUCE
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Redistricting plan
Additional information received

01/22/2001 - 2000-4457
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: PHOENIX
Election administration
Additional information received

01/22/2001 - 2000-4519
    State: CALIFORNIA
County: MONTEREY
Subjurisdiction: CARMEL VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Additional information received

01/22/2001 - 2001-0204
    State: ALABAMA
County: JEFFERSON
Subjurisdiction:
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

01/22/2001 - 2001-0205
    State: MISSISSIPPI
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/22/2001 - 2001-0206
    State: TEXAS
County: WILLIAMSON
Subjurisdiction: JARRELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

01/22/2001 - 2001-0207
    State: TEXAS
County: DENTON
Subjurisdiction: LAKE DALLAS
Election administration
Joint election procedures
Submission received

01/22/2001 - 2001-0209
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. LANDRY
Subjurisdiction: OPELOUSAS
Annexation
Submission received

01/22/2001 - 2001-0210
    State: GEORGIA
County: DEKALB
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

01/22/2001 - 2001-0241
    State: TEXAS
County: MONTGOMERY
Subjurisdiction: WILLIS
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2000-4164
    State: ARIZONA
Subjurisdiction:
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2000-4463
    State: TEXAS
County: WISE
Subjurisdiction: RHOME
Annexation
Related submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0130
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GASTON
Subjurisdiction: GASTONIA
Annexation
Related submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0185
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: RAPIDES
Subjurisdiction: PINEVILLE
Annexation
Related submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0213
    State: TEXAS
County: CAMP
Subjurisdiction: PITTSBURG
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0214
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Subjurisdiction: ZACHARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0215
    State: TEXAS
County: ELLIS
Subjurisdiction: RED OAK
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0216
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: NATCHITOCHES
Subjurisdiction: NATCHITOCHES PARISH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #7
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/23/2001 - 2001-0217
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: BOSSIER
Subjurisdiction: BOSSIER CITY
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0218
    State: TEXAS
County: WISE
Subjurisdiction: RHOME
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0219
    State: TEXAS
County: FORT BEND
Subjurisdiction: GRAND LAKES WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Election administration (Notice procedures)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/23/2001 - 2001-0220
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN, DENTON
Subjurisdiction: PLANO
Deannexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0221
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: ALLEN
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0222
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: LOWNDES
Subjurisdiction: COLUMBUS
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0223
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: JASPER
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0224
    State: GEORGIA
County: GILMER
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/23/2001 - 2001-0225
    State: TEXAS
County: GARZA
Subjurisdiction: GARZA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)
Districting plan
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0226
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CLAIBORNE
Subjurisdiction: CLAIBORNE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT #11
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/23/2001 - 2001-0227
    State: GEORGIA
County: GREENE
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/23/2001 - 2001-0228
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: LOUETTA NORTH PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0229
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: RAPIDES
Subjurisdiction: PINEVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0230
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: JEFFERSON, ORLEANS
Subjurisdiction: HARAHAN
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0231
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: OUACHITA
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0232
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #32
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/23/2001 - 2001-0233
    State: GEORGIA
County: BLECKLEY
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0234
    State: ALASKA
Borough: HAINES
Subjurisdiction: HAINES
Candidate qualification procedures
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0235
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GUILFORD
Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0236
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GASTON
Subjurisdiction: GASTONIA
Annexation
Submission received

01/23/2001 - 2001-0237
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: GASTON
Subjurisdiction: MOUNT HOLLY
Annexation
Submission received

01/24/2001 - 1997-1202
    State: TEXAS
County: BOWIE
Subjurisdiction: WAKE VILLAGE
Annexation
Resubmission received

01/24/2001 - 1997-1690
    State: TEXAS
County: BOWIE
Subjurisdiction: WAKE VILLAGE
Annexation
Resubmission received

01/24/2001 - 1997-1690
    State: TEXAS
County: BOWIE
Subjurisdiction: WAKE VILLAGE
Annexation
Submission received

01/24/2001 - 2000-4421
    State: ALABAMA
County: JEFFERSON
Subjurisdiction: BIRMINGHAM
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/24/2001 - 2000-4451
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: CALHOUN
Subjurisdiction: BRUCE
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Redistricting plan
Additional information received

01/24/2001 - 2001-0103
    State: VIRGINIA
County: LUNENBURG
Subjurisdiction: KENBRIDGE
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received

01/24/2001 - 2001-0238
    State: TEXAS
County: MONTGOMERY
Subjurisdiction: MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #46
Annexation
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/24/2001 - 2001-0239
    State: TEXAS
County: LIMESTONE
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

01/24/2001 - 2001-0240
    State: TEXAS
County: WILLIAMSON
Subjurisdiction: HUTTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

01/25/2001 - 2000-2516
    State: GEORGIA
County: WALTON
Subjurisdiction: WALNUT GROVE
Annexation
Additional information received

01/25/2001 - 2001-0242
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: MADISON
Subjurisdiction: FLORA
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

The Attorney General made a written request for additional information with respect to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:
01/19/2001 - 2000-4060
    State: ALABAMA
County: TALLADEGA
Subjurisdiction: OAK GROVE
Annexation

01/19/2001 - 2000-4329
    State: ALABAMA
County: TALLADEGA
Subjurisdiction: OAK GROVE
Annexation

01/19/2001 - 2000-4355
    State: ALABAMA
County: TALLADEGA
Subjurisdiction: OAK GROVE
Incorporation
Form of government (Mayor-council)
Polling place (Location established)
Special election procedures
Special election procedures (Referendum)

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