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Section 5 Notices of Submissions

NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Notice Date 06/07/2010
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.
ARIZONA County:   
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2511
Action Date:  05/28/2010
Creation of special district
Dissolution of jurisdiction (Special districts)
Submission received
ARIZONA County:   
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2512
Action Date:  05/28/2010
Method of election (At large)
Term of office (Four years)
Number of officials
Election administration
Nominating procedures
Submission received
ARIZONA County:   
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2513
Action Date:  05/28/2010
Creation of special district
Submission received
ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction:  Buckeye Valley Rural Volunteer Fire District
Submission Number:  2010-2521
Action Date:  05/27/2010
Number of officials
Submission received
GEORGIA County:   
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2500
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Election administration
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received
GEORGIA County:   
Subjurisdiction:  Superior Court
Submission Number:  2010-2541
Action Date:  06/04/2010
Number of officials (Judgeship)
Submission received
GEORGIA County:  Banks, Habersham
Subjurisdiction:  Baldwin
Submission Number:  2010-2166
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
GEORGIA County:  Dekalb
Subjurisdiction:  Pine Lake
Submission Number:  2010-2534
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Annexation
Submission received
GEORGIA County:  Hall
Subjurisdiction:  Flowery Branch
Submission Number:  2010-2508
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
GEORGIA County:  Hall
Subjurisdiction:  Gainesville
Submission Number:  2010-2525
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Annexation
Submission received
GEORGIA County:  Lee
Subjurisdiction:  Leesburg
Submission Number:  2010-2535
Action Date:  06/04/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
LOUISIANA Parish:  East Baton Rouge
Subjurisdiction:  Zachary
Submission Number:  2010-2507
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Submission received
LOUISIANA Parish:  Orleans
Subjurisdiction:  Lake Carmel Subdivision Improvement District
Submission Number:  2010-2152
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
LOUISIANA Parish:  Orleans
Subjurisdiction:  Lake Oaks Subdivision Inprovement District
Submission Number:  2010-2147
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
MISSISSIPPI County:  Forrest
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2536
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Precinct (Name change)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
NEW YORK Borough:   
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2514
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Absentee Voting
Election administration (Recount procedures)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
NORTH CAROLINA County:  Cleveland, Gaston
Subjurisdiction:  Kings Mountain
Submission Number:  2010-2125
Action Date:  06/04/2010
Annexation
Related submission received
NORTH CAROLINA County:  Cleveland, Gaston
Subjurisdiction:  Kings Mountain
Submission Number:  2010-2539
Action Date:  06/04/2010
Annexation
Submission received
NORTH CAROLINA County:  Guilford
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2540
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:   
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2516
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Aiken
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2352
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Berkeley, Charleston
Subjurisdiction:  Charleston
Submission Number:  2010-2251
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Related submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Berkeley, Charleston
Subjurisdiction:  Charleston
Submission Number:  2010-2510
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Colleton
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2003
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Fairfield
Subjurisdiction:  Ridgeway
Submission Number:  2010-2522
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Horry
Subjurisdiction:  Conway
Submission Number:  2010-2527
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Annexation
Submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Lexington
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2517
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Election administration
Submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Marion
Subjurisdiction:  Marion County School District #4
Submission Number:  2010-2542
Action Date:  06/04/2010
Special election procedures (General election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Marion
Subjurisdiction:  Nichols
Submission Number:  2010-2538
Action Date:  06/04/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Orangeburg
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2520
Action Date:  05/28/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Saluda
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2329
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Voter registration (Location changed)
Additional information received
TEXAS County:  Bexar
Subjurisdiction:  San Antonio Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2532
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Limited redistricting
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Collin
Subjurisdiction:  Weston
Submission Number:  2010-1854
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Deannexation
Additional information received
TEXAS County:  Collin
Subjurisdiction:  Weston
Submission Number:  2010-2298
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Deannexation
Additional information received
TEXAS County:  Dallas
Subjurisdiction:  Farmers Branch
Submission Number:  2010-2530
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Dallas
Subjurisdiction:  Irving
Submission Number:  2010-2526
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location deleted)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
TEXAS County:  Denton
Subjurisdiction:  Smiley Road Water Control & Improvement District
Submission Number:  2010-2537
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Annexation
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Ellis
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2524
Action Date:  05/28/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Galveston
Subjurisdiction:  La Marque Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2515
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Galveston, Harris
Subjurisdiction:  Friendswood
Submission Number:  2010-2531
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Runoff election (Date set)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Harrison, Marion, Upshur
Subjurisdiction:  Diana Special Utility District
Submission Number:  2010-2124
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Creation of special district
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
TEXAS County:  Hood
Subjurisdiction:  Granbury
Submission Number:  2010-2509
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
TEXAS County:  Liberty
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2519
Action Date:  05/28/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Navarro
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2533
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Travis
Subjurisdiction:  Hurst Creek Municipal Utility District
Submission Number:  2010-1893
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Annexation
Polling place
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Voting method (Electronic)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
TEXAS County:  Travis, Williamson
Subjurisdiction:  Cedar Park
Submission Number:  2010-2241
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Annexation
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Runoff election (Date set)
Additional information received
TEXAS County:  Travis, Williamson
Subjurisdiction:  Cedar Park
Submission Number:  2010-2241
Action Date:  06/01/2010
TEXAS County:  Webb
Subjurisdiction:  Rio Bravo
Submission Number:  2001-0574
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Election administration
Voting method
Resubmission received
TEXAS County:  Webb
Subjurisdiction:  Rio Bravo
Submission Number:  2001-0926
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Incorporation
Method of election
Form of government
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Submission received
TEXAS County:  Webb
Subjurisdiction:  Rio Bravo
Submission Number:  2003-1311
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Election administration
Resubmission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
TEXAS County:  Webb
Subjurisdiction:  Rio Bravo
Submission Number:  2010-1946
Action Date:  06/02/2010
Implementation schedule
General election (Date change)
Related submission received
VIRGINIA County:  Fairfax
Subjurisdiction:   
Submission Number:  2010-2528
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
VIRGINIA County:  Giles
Subjurisdiction:  Glen Lyn
Submission Number:  2010-2529
Action Date:  06/03/2010
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
T. Christian Herren, Jr.
Acting Chief, Voting Section
Updated August 6, 2015