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Section 5 Notices of Submissions

NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Notice Date 07/12/2010
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.

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The following is a list of submissions of voting changes, additional information regarding pending submissions, and withdrawals of submitted voting changes received by the Attorney General with the date of receipt of each. The submissions are grouped by state with statewide submissions listed first, followed by submissions made by counties, and then submissions by sub-county jurisdictions. The list also identifies objections, requests for the Attorney General to reconsider objections, and filings of declaratory judgment actions, with their respective dates.


ALABAMA County:  Chilton
Subjurisdiction:  Jemison
Submission Number:  2010-2817
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Etowah
Subjurisdiction:  Gadsden
Submission Number:  2010-2815
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Implementation schedule
Annexation
Compensation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Geneva
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2819
Action Date:  07/08/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction:  Wrangell
Submission Number:  2010-2811
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2814
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa, Yavapai
Subjurisdiction:  Peoria
Submission Number:  2010-2806
Action Date:  07/02/2010
Election administration (Notice procedures)
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Yavapai
Subjurisdiction:  Ash Fork Fire District
Submission Number:  2010-2801
Action Date:  07/02/2010
Establishment of elected office
Abolishment of elected office
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Yavapai
Subjurisdiction:  Congress Fire District
Submission Number:  2010-2810
Action Date:  07/05/2010
Creation of special district
Establishment of elected office
Abolishment of elected office
Submission received

CALIFORNIA County:  Kings
Subjurisdiction:  Central Union Elementary School District
Submission Number:  2010-2587
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Districting plan
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2820
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Number of officials (School districts)
Political activity
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (School districts)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Atkinson
Subjurisdiction:  Pearson
Submission Number:  2010-2826
Action Date:  07/09/2010
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Bacon
Subjurisdiction:  Alma
Submission Number:  2010-2709
Action Date:  07/08/2010
Redistricting plan (Council)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Banks, Jackson
Subjurisdiction:  Maysville
Submission Number:  2010-2581
Action Date:  07/08/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Notice of withdrawal

GEORGIA County:  Burke, Jefferson
Subjurisdiction:  Keysville
Submission Number:  2010-2435
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Notice of withdrawal

GEORGIA County:  Decatur
Subjurisdiction:  Bainbridge
Submission Number:  2010-2805
Action Date:  07/05/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Fulton
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2813
Action Date:  07/05/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Hancock
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2803
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Pierce
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2812
Action Date:  07/05/2010
Method of selection (Elective to appointive)
Establishment of elected office
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Telfair
Subjurisdiction:  Mcrae
Submission Number:  2010-2599
Action Date:  07/08/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Telfair
Subjurisdiction:  Mcrae
Submission Number:  2010-2599
Action Date:  07/09/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Calcasieu
Subjurisdiction:  Sulphur
Submission Number:  2010-2816
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  Natchitoches
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2808
Action Date:  07/05/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  Natchitoches
Subjurisdiction:  Natchitoches Parish Sales Tax District #1
Submission Number:  2010-2809
Action Date:  07/05/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

NEW YORK Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2546
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

NEW YORK Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2824
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Absentee Voting
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

NEW YORK Borough: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2825
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Kershaw
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2799
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Spartanburg
Subjurisdiction:  Hilltop Area Fire District
Submission Number:  2010-2807
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Collin, Denton, Grayson
Subjurisdiction:  Celina Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2818
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Dallas
Subjurisdiction:  Wilmer
Submission Number:  2010-2804
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Harris
Subjurisdiction:  Harris County Municipal Utility District #200
Submission Number:  2010-2800
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Bilingual procedures (Vietnamese language)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Midland
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2822
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Joint election procedures
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Nueces
Subjurisdiction:  Calallen Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2821
Action Date:  07/07/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

VIRGINIA County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2802
Action Date:  07/06/2010
Polling place
Election administration
Submission received

T. Christian Herren, Jr.
Chief, Voting Section
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Updated August 6, 2015