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Section 5 Notices of Submissions

NOTICE OF PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITY THE VOTING RIGHTS
ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED
Notice Date 06/21/2010
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").

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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: 
Subjurisdiction:  Circuit Court
Submission Number:  2010-2603
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Term of office (Six years)
Number of officials (Judgeship)
Implementation schedule
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Baldwin
Subjurisdiction:  Fairhope
Submission Number:  2010-2598
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Coosa
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2604
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

ALABAMA County:  Jefferson, Shelby
Subjurisdiction:  Vestavia Hills
Submission Number:  2010-2574
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Form of government (Council-manager)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ALABAMA County:  Lee
Subjurisdiction:  Opelika
Submission Number:  2010-2638
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ALABAMA County:  Winston
Subjurisdiction:  Arley
Submission Number:  2010-2597
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction:  Mcgrath
Submission Number:  2010-2639
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ALASKA Borough: 
Subjurisdiction:  Mountain Village
Submission Number:  2010-2649
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

ALASKA Borough:  Kenai Peninsula
Subjurisdiction:  Kenai
Submission Number:  2010-2620
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Absentee Voting
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

ALASKA Borough:  Ketchikan Gateway
Subjurisdiction:  Ketchikan
Submission Number:  2010-2645
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Cochise
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2628
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-1722
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-1722
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Additional information received

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction:  Glendale
Submission Number:  2010-2622
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Polling place
Absentee Voting
General election
Primary election
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Maricopa
Subjurisdiction:  Scottsdale
Submission Number:  2010-2612
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Primary election (Cancelled)
Submission received

ARIZONA County:  Pinal
Subjurisdiction:  Superior
Submission Number:  2010-2644
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Precinct (Deconsolidation)
Polling place (Added)
Special election procedures (Recall)
Submission received

CALIFORNIA County:  Kings
Subjurisdiction:  Central Union Elementary School District
Submission Number:  2010-2587
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Districting plan
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Submission received

CALIFORNIA County:  Merced
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2202
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Precinct (Deconsolidation)
Polling place (Designation)
Notice of withdrawal
Expedited Consideration Requested

FLORIDA County:  Hillsborough
Subjurisdiction:  Temple Terrace
Submission Number:  2010-2488
Action Date:  06/08/2010
Annexation
Related submission received

FLORIDA County:  Hillsborough
Subjurisdiction:  Temple Terrace
Submission Number:  2010-2592
Action Date:  06/08/2010
Annexation
Submission received

FLORIDA County:  Monroe
Subjurisdiction:  Islamorada, Village Of Islands Village
Submission Number:  2010-2624
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Athens-Clarke
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2647
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Banks, Jackson
Subjurisdiction:  Maysville
Submission Number:  2010-2581
Action Date:  06/11/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Chatham
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2596
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Dekalb
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2636
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Jefferson
Subjurisdiction:  Wrens
Submission Number:  2010-2578
Action Date:  06/11/2010
Annexation
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Lincoln
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2607
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Lincoln
Subjurisdiction:  Lincolnton
Submission Number:  2010-2345
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received

GEORGIA County:  Lowndes
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2601
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Mcduffie
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2610
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

GEORGIA County:  Mcduffie
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2642
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Murray
Subjurisdiction:  Chatsworth
Submission Number:  2010-2646
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Richmond
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2609
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Talbot
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2641
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Telfair
Subjurisdiction:  Mcrae
Submission Number:  2010-2599
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

GEORGIA County:  Tift
Subjurisdiction:  Tifton
Submission Number:  2010-2278
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Political activity
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Additional information received

LOUISIANA Parish: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2637
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting (Overseas votes)
Absentee Voting (Military voters)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Acadia
Subjurisdiction:  Northwest Acadia Parish Recreation District
Submission Number:  2010-2589
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  Acadia
Subjurisdiction:  Northwest Acadia Parish Recreation District
Submission Number:  2010-2589
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  East Baton Rouge
Subjurisdiction:  Baton Rouge
Submission Number:  2010-2593
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  East Baton Rouge
Subjurisdiction:  Baton Rouge City Court
Submission Number:  2010-2594
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Lafourche
Subjurisdiction:  Lafourche Parish Juvenile Justice Facility
Submission Number:  2010-2613
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Plaquemines
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2608
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  St. James
Subjurisdiction:  St. James Parish Consolidated Sewerage District #1
Submission Number:  2010-2634
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Creation of special district
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  St. James
Subjurisdiction:  St. James Parish Sales Tax District #1
Submission Number:  2010-2633
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Creation of special district
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

LOUISIANA Parish:  St. John The Baptist
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2584
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

LOUISIANA Parish:  Tensas
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2615
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

MICHIGAN County: 
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2618
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Voter registration
Absentee Voting
Submission received

MISSISSIPPI County:  Jones
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2602
Action Date:  05/04/2010
Bilingual procedures
Submission received

MISSISSIPPI County:  Jones
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2602
Action Date:  05/06/2010
Bilingual procedures
Additional information received

MISSISSIPPI County:  Pike
Subjurisdiction:  Mccomb
Submission Number:  2010-2606
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Voting method (Touch screen)
Submission received

MISSISSIPPI County:  Tunica
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2595
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Franklin
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2579
Action Date:  06/10/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Guilford
Subjurisdiction:  High Point
Submission Number:  2010-1793
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Guilford
Subjurisdiction:  High Point
Submission Number:  2010-1793
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Lee
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2616
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Onslow
Subjurisdiction:  Jacksonville
Submission Number:  2010-2360
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Related submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Onslow
Subjurisdiction:  Jacksonville
Submission Number:  2010-2632
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Pitt
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2648
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

NORTH CAROLINA County:  Wayne
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2583
Action Date:  06/11/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Aiken
Subjurisdiction:  Aiken County Republican Party
Submission Number:  2010-2629
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Berkeley, Charleston
Subjurisdiction:  Charleston
Submission Number:  2010-2591
Action Date:  06/09/2010
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Charleston
Subjurisdiction:  James Island
Submission Number:  2010-2576
Action Date:  06/11/2010
Method of election (At large)
Number of officials (City council)
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Charleston
Subjurisdiction:  Mount Pleasant
Submission Number:  2010-2611
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Fairfield
Subjurisdiction:  Fairfield County School District
Submission Number:  2010-0970
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Powers and duties
Response to Requested Information
Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Fairfield
Subjurisdiction:  Fairfield County School District
Submission Number:  2010-0971
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Number of officials
Response to Requested Information
Expedited Consideration Requested

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Florence
Subjurisdiction:  Florence
Submission Number:  2010-2460
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Related submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Florence
Subjurisdiction:  Florence
Submission Number:  2010-2626
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Greenwood
Subjurisdiction:  Greenwood
Submission Number:  2010-2577
Action Date:  06/11/2010
Annexation
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Horry
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2617
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

SOUTH CAROLINA County:  Pickens
Subjurisdiction:  Pickens
Submission Number:  2010-2614
Action Date:  06/15/2010
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Aransas
Subjurisdiction:  Rockport
Submission Number:  2010-2582
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Bell, Burnet, Coryell, Lampasas
Subjurisdiction:  Lampasas Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2635
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Bexar
Subjurisdiction:  Alamo Community College District
Submission Number:  2010-2354
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Runoff election
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Bexar
Subjurisdiction:  Alamo Community College District
Submission Number:  2010-2354
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Runoff election
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Bexar
Subjurisdiction:  South San Antonio Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2532
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Redistricting plan
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Bexar
Subjurisdiction:  South San Antonio Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2532
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Redistricting plan
Additional information received

TEXAS County:  Coke, Tom Green
Subjurisdiction:  Water Valley Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2373
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Coke, Tom Green
Subjurisdiction:  Water Valley Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2373
Action Date:  06/18/2010
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Collin, Denton
Subjurisdiction:  Plano
Submission Number:  2010-2585
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Boundary changes
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Collin, Denton
Subjurisdiction:  Prosper
Submission Number:  2010-2640
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Dallas, Ellis
Subjurisdiction:  Cedar Hill
Submission Number:  2010-2625
Action Date:  03/29/2010
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Joint election procedures
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Grimes
Subjurisdiction:  Navasota
Submission Number:  2010-2580
Action Date:  06/10/2010
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Harris
Subjurisdiction:  La Porte
Submission Number:  2010-2643
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Johnson
Subjurisdiction:  Keene
Submission Number:  2010-2600
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Redistricting plan (Residency districts)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Liberty
Subjurisdiction:  Liberty Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-0125
Action Date:  05/25/2010
Numbered positions adopted
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Liberty
Subjurisdiction:  Liberty Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-0125
Action Date:  06/01/2010
Numbered positions adopted
Response to Requested Information
Expedited Consideration Requested

TEXAS County:  Marion
Subjurisdiction:  Marion County Democratic Party
Submission Number:  2010-2627
Action Date:  06/15/2010
General election
Primary election
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Marion
Subjurisdiction:  Marion County Republican Party
Submission Number:  2010-2631
Action Date:  06/15/2010
General election
Primary election
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Midland
Subjurisdiction:  Midland County Hospital District
Submission Number:  2010-2623
Action Date:  05/10/2010
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Midland
Subjurisdiction:  Midland Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2621
Action Date:  05/10/2010
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Nolan
Subjurisdiction:  Sweetwater
Submission Number:  2010-2630
Action Date:  06/17/2010
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Pecos
Subjurisdiction:  Fort Stockton
Submission Number:  2010-2605
Action Date:  06/16/2010
Annexation
Submission received

TEXAS County:  Travis
Subjurisdiction:  Lake Travis Independent School District
Submission Number:  2010-2619
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Absentee Voting (Location deleted)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Joint election procedures
Submission received

VIRGINIA County:  Clarke
Subjurisdiction: 
Submission Number:  2010-2590
Action Date:  06/14/2010
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received

T. Christian Herren, Jr.
Acting Chief, Voting Section
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