Section 5 Notices of Submissions
NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS | ||||||||||||
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED | ||||||||||||
Notice Date | 06/22/2009 | |||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||
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ALABAMA | County: | Dallas | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Selma | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1913 | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Bond election) | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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ALABAMA | County: | Dallas | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Selma School District | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1926 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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ALABAMA | County: | Jackson | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1923 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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ALABAMA | County: | Mobile | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Mobile | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1745 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Redistricting plan | |||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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ARIZONA | County: | |||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1927 | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/18/2009 | |||||||||||||
Referendum requirement | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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ARIZONA | County: | Maricopa | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1900 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
Absentee Voting | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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ARIZONA | County: | Maricopa | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Phoenix | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1769 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/17/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Limited redistricting | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Added) | |||||||||||||
Ballot format | |||||||||||||
General election (Date change) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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ARIZONA | County: | Mohave | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1509 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Creation of special district | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Location established) | |||||||||||||
Voting method (Paper ballots) | |||||||||||||
General election (Date change) | |||||||||||||
General election (Date set) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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ARIZONA | County: | Yuma | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Somerton | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1912 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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CALIFORNIA | County: | Merced | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Legrand Union Elementary School District | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1598 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Creation of special district | |||||||||||||
Method of election (Single-member districts) | |||||||||||||
Districting plan | |||||||||||||
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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CALIFORNIA | County: | Merced | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Weaver Union Elementary School District | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1599 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Creation of special district | |||||||||||||
Method of election (Single-member districts) | |||||||||||||
Districting plan | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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CALIFORNIA | County: | Merced | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Weaver Union Elementary School District | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1599 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/19/2009 | ||||||||||||
Creation of special district | |||||||||||||
Method of election (Single-member districts) | |||||||||||||
Districting plan | |||||||||||||
Notice of withdrawal | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1925 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/18/2009 | ||||||||||||
Election administration | |||||||||||||
Campaign financing provisions (Disclosure requirements) | |||||||||||||
Campaign financing provisions (Contribution limits) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Ben Hill, Irwin | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1901 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Election administration (County to conduct election) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Brantley | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1928 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/18/2009 | ||||||||||||
Method of election (Single-member districts) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Brantley | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Nahunta | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1873 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Election administration (County to conduct election) | |||||||||||||
Voting method (Electronic) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Vacancy) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Cobb | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Marietta | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1918 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Cook | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Adel | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1930 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/17/2009 | ||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Location changed) | |||||||||||||
Election administration (County to conduct election) | |||||||||||||
Voting method (Touch screen) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Cusseta-Chattahoochee | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1904 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Bond election) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Decatur | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1916 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
Precinct (Realignment) | |||||||||||||
Precinct (Consolidation) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Consolidation) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Jackson | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Nicholson | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1760 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Staggered terms | |||||||||||||
Implementation schedule | |||||||||||||
Election administration | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Liberty | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Hinesville | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1634 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/17/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Polk | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Cedartown | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1495 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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GEORGIA | County: | Talbot | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1902 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/08/2009 | ||||||||||||
Election administration (Board of elections) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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LOUISIANA | Parish: | Bossier | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1922 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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LOUISIANA | Parish: | Grant | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Colfax | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1672 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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LOUISIANA | Parish: | Lafayette | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Youngsville | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1921 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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LOUISIANA | Parish: | Lafourche | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #2 | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1919 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Tax) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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MISSISSIPPI | County: | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1906 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Commission) | |||||||||||||
Runoff election (Date change) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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MISSISSIPPI | County: | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1907 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Compensation | |||||||||||||
Referendum requirement | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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MISSISSIPPI | County: | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1908 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Voter registration (Hours) | |||||||||||||
Voter registration (National Voter Registration Act) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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MISSISSIPPI | County: | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1909 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Election administration | |||||||||||||
Voting method | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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MISSISSIPPI | County: | Jefferson | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1917 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/11/2009 | ||||||||||||
Precinct (Realignment) | |||||||||||||
Precinct (Added) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Added) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Cleveland, Gaston | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Kings Mountain | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1725 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Guilford | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Greensboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1663 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Guilford | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Greensboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1888 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Lenoir | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Kinston | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-0216 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Plurality vote requirement | |||||||||||||
Nonpartisan elections | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Martin | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1929 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Additional location) | |||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Hours) | |||||||||||||
Voting method | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Northampton | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1790 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/19/2009 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Holly Ridge | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1522 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2004-3197 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2004-3197 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Resubmission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2004-4187 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2004-4187 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-0189 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1288 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1524 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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NORTH CAROLINA | County: | Onslow | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Swansboro | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1903 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | Berkeley, Charleston | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Charleston | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1794 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | Berkeley, Charleston | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Charleston | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1911 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/10/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | Charleston | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Mcclellanville | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1914 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | Marion | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1537 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/19/2009 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | Marlboro | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Mccoll | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1905 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Mayor) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | York | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Fort Mill | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1867 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/08/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | York | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Fort Mill | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1867 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
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SOUTH CAROLINA | County: | York | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Fort Mill | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1892 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/09/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Collin, Denton | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Frisco | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1523 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/16/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Dawson | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Lamesa | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1920 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/12/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Fort Bend | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #2 | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1519 | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/17/2009 | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Bond election) | ||||||||||||||
Additional information received | ||||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Hidalgo | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Mission | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1915 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Medina | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Medina County Hospital District | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2000-3908 | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/08/2009 | |||||||||||||
Creation of special district | ||||||||||||||
Method of election (Single-member districts/at large) | ||||||||||||||
Districting plan | ||||||||||||||
Resubmission received | ||||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Montgomery | ||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Montgomery County Municipal Utility District #111 | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1910 | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | |||||||||||||
Annexation | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Navarro | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | Navarro College District | ||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1924 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/08/2009 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Designation) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Wharton | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1616 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/15/2009 | ||||||||||||
Precinct (Consolidation) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Consolidation) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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TEXAS | County: | Wharton | |||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1616 | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/17/2009 | ||||||||||||
Precinct (Consolidation) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Consolidation) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
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VIRGINIA | County: | |||||||||||||||
Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2009-1540 | |||||||||||||||
Action Date: | 06/12/2009 | |||||||||||||||
Voter assistance procedures | ||||||||||||||||
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