Section 5 Notices of Submissions
NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notice Date | 12/08/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If you are currently receiving this notice by postal service delivery and would like to receive it by electronic mail, you may send a request to section5.notice@usdoj.gov. Please provide both your current mailing address and the electronic mail address to which you like it sent. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list because you are able to access the list from our web site or for any other reason, please send your current mailing address to section5.notice@usdoj.gov and include the word "remove." You may begin receiving this notice by sending a request to section5.notice@usdoj.gov with the electronic mail address to which you like it sent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Auburn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
County: | Lee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Bond election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Cedar Bluff | |||||||||||
County: | Cherokee | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5720 | ||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Gulf Shores | |||||||||||
County: | Baldwin | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5742 | ||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Montgomery | |||||||||||
County: | Montgomery | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Designation of annexed area to election district | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5713 | ||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Montgomery | |||||||||||
County: | Montgomery | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Precinct (Realignment) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5751 | ||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | Oxford | |||||||||||
County: | Calhoun, Talladega | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/08/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5663 | ||||||||||||
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Alabama | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
County: | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5737 | ||||||||||||
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Alaska | Subjurisdiction: | Kotzebue | |||||||||||
Borough: | Northwest Arctic | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Runoff) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5746 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Carefree | |||||||||||
County: | Maricopa | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Staggered terms | |||||||||||||
Term of office (Four years) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Referendum) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5755 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Casa Grande | |||||||||||
County: | Pinal | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5715 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Phoenix | |||||||||||
County: | Maricopa | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5388 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Phoenix | |||||||||||
County: | Maricopa | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Election administration (Notice procedures) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5752 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | San Luis | |||||||||||
County: | Yuma | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5732 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | Window Rock Unified School District | |||||||||||
County: | Apache | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Election administration (County to conduct election) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Bond election) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5724 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
County: | Pima | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Procedures) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5322 | ||||||||||||
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California | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
County: | Merced | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | |||||||||||||
Transfer of powers | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5741 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Atlanta | |||||||||||
County: | Dekalb, Fulton | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5710 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Doraville | |||||||||||
County: | Dekalb | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-4204 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Flowery Branch | |||||||||||
County: | Hall | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/28/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5668 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Flowery Branch | |||||||||||
County: | Hall | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/28/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5717 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Gainesville | |||||||||||
County: | Hall | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5745 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Holly Springs | |||||||||||
County: | Cherokee | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/24/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5709 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Holly Springs | |||||||||||
County: | Cherokee | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5709 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Holly Springs | |||||||||||
County: | Cherokee | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5711 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Kingsland | |||||||||||
County: | Camden | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5743 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Marietta | |||||||||||
County: | Cobb | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5753 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Ringgold | |||||||||||
County: | Catoosa | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Related submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5547 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Ringgold | |||||||||||
County: | Catoosa | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/25/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5716 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Stockbridge | |||||||||||
County: | Henry | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5748 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | Sylvester | |||||||||||
County: | Worth | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5736 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
County: | Gilmer | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Voter registration (Location changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5735 | ||||||||||||
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Georgia | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
County: | Grady | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Voter registration (Location changed) | |||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Location changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5740 | ||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | Alexandria City Court | |||||||||||
Parish: | Rapides | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/12/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5719 | ||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | Hammond | |||||||||||
Parish: | Tangipahoa | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/28/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5730 | ||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | Pioneer | |||||||||||
Parish: | West Carroll | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective) | |||||||||||||
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Vacancy) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5409 | ||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | Ruston | |||||||||||
Parish: | Lincoln | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5463 | ||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | Sub-Drainage District #3 Of Gravity Drainage District #5 | ||||||||||||
Parish: | St. Tammany | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Bond election) | ||||||||||||||
Additional information received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5449 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
Parish: | Caddo | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Election administration (Charter amendment) | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Vacancy) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5729 | ||||||||||||
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Louisiana | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
Parish: | Jefferson | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Precinct (Renumbering) | |||||||||||||
Precinct (Added) | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Added) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5738 | ||||||||||||
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Mississippi | Subjurisdiction: | Clarksdale | |||||||||||
County: | Coahoma | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Voting method (Touch screen) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5674 | ||||||||||||
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Mississippi | Subjurisdiction: | Itta Bena | |||||||||||
County: | Leflore | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5750 | ||||||||||||
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Mississippi | Subjurisdiction: | Poplarville | ||||||||||||
County: | Pearl River | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/28/2008 | |||||||||||||
Annexation | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5734 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Mississippi | Subjurisdiction: | Wesson | ||||||||||||
County: | Copiah | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/28/2008 | |||||||||||||
Redistricting plan | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5721 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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North Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Reidsville | |||||||||||
County: | Rockingham | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5747 | ||||||||||||
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South Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Elloree | |||||||||||
County: | Orangeburg | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Vacancy) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5502 | ||||||||||||
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South Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Forest Acres | |||||||||||
County: | Richland | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5653 | ||||||||||||
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South Carolina | Subjurisdiction: | Irmo | |||||||||||
County: | Lexington, Richland | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5744 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Anna | |||||||||||
County: | Collin | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5725 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Diboll | |||||||||||
County: | Angelina | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Method of election | |||||||||||||
Districting plan | |||||||||||||
Number of officials | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Charter amendment) | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-2328 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Dripping Springs | |||||||||||
County: | Hays | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/04/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5749 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Glen Rose | |||||||||||
County: | Somervell | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5728 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Grant Road Public Utility District | |||||||||||
County: | Harris | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/03/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Additional information received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5552 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Greens Parkway Municipal Utility District | |||||||||||
County: | Harris | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5731 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | Gunter | |||||||||||
County: | Grayson | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/01/2008 | ||||||||||||
Annexation | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5727 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
County: | Brazoria | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | |||||||||||||
Precinct (Consolidation) | ||||||||||||||
Polling place (Consolidation) | ||||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Runoff) | ||||||||||||||
Additional information received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5703 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
County: | Fort Bend | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | |||||||||||||
Polling place (Changed) | ||||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Location changed) | ||||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Hours) | ||||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Runoff) | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5733 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
County: | Jones | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5347 | ||||||||||||
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Texas | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
County: | Waller | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/28/2008 | |||||||||||||
Voter registration (Procedures) | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5726 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | Richmond | |||||||||||
County: | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Location changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5712 | ||||||||||||
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Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | Virginia Beach | |||||||||||
County: | |||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/08/2008 | ||||||||||||
Voter registration (Location changed) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5754 | ||||||||||||
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Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||
County: | Dickenson | ||||||||||||
Action Date: | 11/26/2008 | ||||||||||||
Absentee Voting (Hours) | |||||||||||||
Absentee Voting | |||||||||||||
Voting method (Electronic) | |||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5718 | ||||||||||||
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Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | |||||||||||||
County: | ||||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | |||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Vacancy) | ||||||||||||||
Submission received | ||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5722 | |||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | ||||||||||||||
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Virginia | Subjurisdiction: | ||||||||||||||||
County: | |||||||||||||||||
Action Date: | 12/02/2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Special election procedures (Vacancy) | |||||||||||||||||
Submission received | |||||||||||||||||
Submission Number: | 2008-5723 | ||||||||||||||||
Expedited Consideration Requested | |||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Coates | |||||||||||||||||
Chief, Voting Section | |||||||||||||||||
Updated August 6, 2015