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

Notice Date: 11/16/2001

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, P.O. Box 66128, Washington, D.C. 20035-6128 (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: HUNTSVILLE
County: LIMESTONE, MADISON
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3792

ALABAMA  Subjurisdiction: MOUNTAIN BROOK
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3315

ALABAMA  Subjurisdiction: MOUNTAIN BROOK
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3760

ALABAMA  Subjurisdiction:
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3793

ALABAMA  Subjurisdiction:
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3793

ALASKA  Subjurisdiction: ALEUTIAN REGION REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREA
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Method of election (Multimember districts)
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-2101

CALIFORNIA  Subjurisdiction: RIVERDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: KINGS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3765

FLORIDA  Subjurisdiction: TAMPA
County: HILLSBOROUGH
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3613

FLORIDA  Subjurisdiction: TAMPA
County: HILLSBOROUGH
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3778

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction: BLUE RIDGE
County: FANNIN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3784

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction: DALTON
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3800

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction: GRADY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GRADY
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-2197

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction: POWDER SPRINGS
County: COBB
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3761

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction: WINDER
County: BARROW
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3002

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: COWETA
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3745

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: CRAWFORD
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Commission)
Method of selection (Appointive/elective to elective)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3781

GEORGIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: GRADY
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-2196

LOUISIANA  Subjurisdiction: NEW ORLEANS
Parish: ORLEANS
Action Date: 11/07/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3644

LOUISIANA  Subjurisdiction: NEW ORLEANS
Parish: ORLEANS
Action Date: 11/08/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3644

LOUISIANA  Subjurisdiction:
Parish: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3770

LOUISIANA  Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3771

MISSISSIPPI  Subjurisdiction:
County: MARSHALL
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3117

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HARNETT
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3769

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: HIGH POINT
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 11/12/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-1455

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: SUPERIOR COURT
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Limited redistricting
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3762

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: WADESBORO
County: ANSON
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2001-2399

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: WADESBORO
County: ANSON
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-2785

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction:
County: HARNETT
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan (Commission)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3768

NORTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Election administration
Election administration (Board of elections)
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3795

SOUTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: EDGEFIELD
County: EDGEFIELD
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3802

SOUTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction: MCCORMICK
County: MCCORMICK
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3799

SOUTH CAROLINA  Subjurisdiction:
County: FLORENCE
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3766

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: ALVIN
County: BRAZORIA
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3774

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Polling place (Added)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3782

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: BELLMEAD
County: MCLENNAN
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3798

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: BROWNWOOD
County: BROWN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3790

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: BROWNWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BROWN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3789

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: COTTONWOOD CREEK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Deannexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3013

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: CROSSROADS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: VICTORIA
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3755

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: GOLIAD COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: GOLIAD
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3753

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: LA PORTE
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3801

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: LAVACA COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: LAVACA
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3757

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: PECAN VALLEY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: DEWITT
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3756

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: PLAINVIEW
County: HALE
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3788

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: POINT VENTURE
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Staggered terms
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3285

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: PORT LAVACA
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3777

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: REFUGIO GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: REFUGIO
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3754

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: ROCKSPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: EDWARDS
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3791

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: SONORA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: SUTTON
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3787

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: STANLEY LAKE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3772

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: SULPHUR SPRINGS
County: HOPKINS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2001-2844

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: SULPHUR SPRINGS
County: HOPKINS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3642

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: SULPHUR SPRINGS
County: HOPKINS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3767

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: WEST GALVESTON ISLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT
County: GALVESTON
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Creation of special district
Term of office
Number of officials
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Procedures for filling vacancies
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3780

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: WICHITA FALLS
County: ARCHER, WICHITA
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Council)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3717

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: ANDREWS
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3722

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: ARANSAS
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3675

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: BEE
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3677

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: BORDEN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3659

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: BOSQUE
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Precinct (Renumbering)
Polling place (Location deleted)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-2995

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: BRAZORIA
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3796

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: BROOKS
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3712

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: BROWN
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3674

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: CASTRO
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3708

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: CHILDRESS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3093

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: COCHRAN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3707

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: COKE
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3703

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: CONCHO
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3701

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: CROSBY
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3776

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: CULBERSON
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3737

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: DAWSON
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3724

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: DICKENS
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Precinct
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3733

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: EDWARDS
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3705

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: GOLIAD
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3186

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: HALE
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3689

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: HALL
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3720

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: HARDEMAN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3727

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: HARTLEY
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3726

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: HEMPHILL
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3725

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFF DAVIS
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3786

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3785

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: MARION
Action Date: 11/16/2001
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3797

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3221

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: MOTLEY
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Commissioners court)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3775

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: PARKER
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3307

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: SWISHER
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Precinct (Consolidation)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3783

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
County: TRINITY
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3156

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3779

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction: FRANKLIN
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2001-3434

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction: HARRISONBURG
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan
Term of office (Four years)
Procedures for filling vacancies
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3764

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS
Action Date: 11/09/2001
Precinct
Polling place
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3759

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: ACCOMACK
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3773

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: POWHATAN
Action Date: 11/15/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3794

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: ROCKINGHAM
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Boundary changes
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3763

VIRGINIA  Subjurisdiction:
County: ROCKINGHAM
Action Date: 11/14/2001
Boundary changes
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2001-3763

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

TEXAS  Subjurisdiction: LANCASTER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DALLAS
Action Date: 11/13/2001
Redistricting plan
Submission Number: 2001-2835

Joseph D. Rich
Chief, Voting Section
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