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 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.
ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: GADSDEN
County: ETOWAH
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Method of election
Districting plan
Term of office
Implementation schedule
Powers and duties
Polling place (Changed)
Candidate qualification procedures (Fees)
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Procedures for filling vacancies
Compensation
Other
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0229ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: GARDENDALE
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0659ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: GULF SHORES
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0674ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: SPRINGVILLE
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0604ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0603ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: EL MIRAGE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Voting method (By-mail)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0672ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MESA
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 02/15/2008
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0025ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MESA
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 02/15/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0617ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: PINE-STRAWBERRY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
County: GILA
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Voting method (By-mail)
Special election procedures (Recall)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0630ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: YAVAPAI
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Ballot format
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0070CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Election administration (Ballot access for political parties)
Election administration
Election administration (Ballots)
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Voting method
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0234GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BACONTON
County: MITCHELL
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Special election procedures (General election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0669GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CARTERSVILLE
County: BARTOW
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0643GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DECATUR
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0185GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DECATUR
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0616GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: FARGO
County: CLINCH
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures (Cancelled)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0619GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LEESBURG
County: LEE
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0613GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MILTON
County: FULTON
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0633GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ST. MARYS
County: CAMDEN
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0654GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: STILLMORE
County: EMANUEL
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0612GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHATHAM
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0085GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0620GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0639GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: PUTNAM
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5593LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: DE SOTO PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No1
Parish: DESOTO
Action Date: 02/13/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0615LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: GRAMBLING
Parish: LINCOLN
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0614LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: GUEYDAN
Parish: VERMILION
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0651LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: NEW ORLEANS
Parish: ORLEANS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0657LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: RUSTON
Parish: LINCOLN
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0627LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0649MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: HARRISON
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0670NEW YORK Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Borough: BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Bilingual procedures (Chinese language)
Election administration (Poll workers)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0165NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: ROCKINGHAM
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0511SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: CHEROKEE SPRINGS FIRE DISTRICT
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0628SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: HARLEYVILLE
County: DORCHESTER
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0636SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: JENKINSVILLE
County: FAIRFIELD
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0618SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SIMPSONVILLE
County: GREENVILLE
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0377SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: BEAUFORT
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0121SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: HORRY
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0671TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BAY CITY
County: MATAGORDA
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0626TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BAYTOWN
County: CHAMBERS, HARRIS
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Annexation
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0661TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BEXAR-MEDINA-ATASCOSA COUNTIES WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT No1
County: ATASCOSA, BEXAR, MEDINA
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0666TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BROOKESMITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BROWN, MILLS
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
Joint election procedures
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0644TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BROWNFIELD
County: TERRY
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0634TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CALDWELL COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: CALDWELL
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0609TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CISCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: EASTLAND
Action Date: 02/14/2008
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2570TEXAS Subjurisdiction: COLUMBUS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: AUSTIN, COLORADO
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0623TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CROCKETT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HOUSTON
Action Date: 02/15/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0624TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DRIPPING SPRINGS
County: HAYS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0650TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FRIENDSWOOD
County: GALVESTON, HARRIS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0655TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GLIDDEN FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT No1
County: COLORADO
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5709TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HAPPY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: SWISHER
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0645TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No200
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0668TEXAS Subjurisdiction: JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 02/21/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0110TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KILLEEN
County: BELL
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0646TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KYLE
County: HAYS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0652TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LA FERIA
County: CAMERON
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0607TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LAKE TRAVIS COMMUNITY LIBRARY DISTRICT
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0653TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LEANDER
County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0647TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GREGG
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0638TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MALAKOFF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HENDERSON
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0637TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MCGREGOR
County: MCLENNAN
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0632TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MCKINNEY
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Boundary changes
Annexation
Polling place (Added)
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0625TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MERCEDES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Term of office
Implementation schedule
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0648TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MILANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MILAM
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0629TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MONTGOMERY COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT No6
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0667TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MUNDAY
County: KNOX
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0635TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ONALASKA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: POLK
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Voting method (Help America Vote Act)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0622TEXAS Subjurisdiction: POLK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: POLK
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0658TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SOCORRO
County: EL PASO
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0660TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SPUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DICKENS
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0608TEXAS Subjurisdiction: STERLING CITY
County: STERLING
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Voting method (Paper ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0673TEXAS Subjurisdiction: VAL VERDE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: VAL VERDE
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0610TEXAS Subjurisdiction: VERNON
County: WILBARGER
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0662TEXAS Subjurisdiction: VERNON COLLEGE DISTRICT
County: WILBARGER
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0664TEXAS Subjurisdiction: VERNON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: WILBARGER
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0663TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WEBSTER
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place
Ballot format
Special election procedures
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0621TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No1
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2008-0562TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WILBARGER COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
County: WILBARGER
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Creation of special district
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0665TEXAS Subjurisdiction: YOUNG COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: YOUNG
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0605TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0611TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: RANDALL
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0631TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: RUNNELS
Action Date: 02/20/2008
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2008-0656VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: COLONIAL HEIGHTS
Action Date: 02/19/2008
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2008-0606
Christopher Coates
Acting Chief, Voting Section