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: MONTGOMERY
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Candidate qualification procedures
General election (Date change)
Runoff election (Date set)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3091ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: TUSCUMBIA
County: COLBERT
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3107ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GOODYEAR
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2760ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Ballot format
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2922ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/04/2007
Ballot format
General election (Date set)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3069GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BRUNSWICK
County: GLYNN
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Nominating procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3124GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BUFORD
County: GWINNETT, HALL
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3109GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GRAY
County: JONES
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2721GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GRAY
County: JONES
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3078GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: HOSCHTON
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3121GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE
County: TROUP
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2829GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE
County: TROUP
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2844GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LA GRANGE
County: TROUP
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3072GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LULA
County: BANKS, HALL
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3077GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MORVEN
County: BROOKS
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3119GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: NORCROSS
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3111GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ROME
County: FLOYD
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3123GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: STATESBORO
County: BULLOCH
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2428GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: STATESBORO
County: BULLOCH
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2994GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: STATESBORO
County: BULLOCH
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3073GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: UNION CITY
County: FULTON
Action Date: 06/06/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3068GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: WINDER
County: BARROW
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3074GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-3010GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHARLTON
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3113GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHATHAM
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3095GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DOUGLAS
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Added)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2629GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FULTON
Action Date: 05/23/2007
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2609GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: FULTON
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Precinct (Realignment)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2609GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GORDON
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3102GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 06/14/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3127GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3092LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ASSUMPTION PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT No1
Parish: ASSUMPTION
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3081LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: JACKSON PARISH RECREATION DISTRICT
Parish: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3087LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MARAIS GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Parish: ASSUMPTION
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2839LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MARAIS GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Parish: ASSUMPTION
Action Date: 06/14/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2839LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: MOREHOUSE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT NoA
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3083LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: NATCHITOCHES PARISH ROAD DISTRICT No40
Parish: NATCHITOCHES
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3097LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ST. JAMES PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT No1
Parish: ST. JAMES
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3082LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ST. JOSEPH
Parish: TENSAS
Action Date: 05/31/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3104LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: YOUNGSVILLE
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3117LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: FRANKLIN
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3080LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: GRANT
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3088LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Voter registration (Procedures)
Absentee Voting
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3062LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Voter registration (Procedures)
Absentee Voting
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3062MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: CRUGER
County: HOLMES
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3064MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: DESOTO
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2725MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3063MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Creation of special district
Method of selection (Change in appointive/elective method)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3103MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Compensation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2385NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ANGIER
County: HARNETT
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Term of office (Mayor)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3112NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ARCHDALE
County: GUILFORD, RANDOLPH
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Redistricting plan
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3114NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: RAEFORD
County: HOKE
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3099NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WAXHAW
County: UNION
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3115NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WINGATE
County: UNION
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Polling place (Address change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3105NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: WAYNE
Action Date: 06/14/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3126SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: BAMBERG
County: BAMBERG
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2262SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: CHARLESTON
County: BERKELEY, CHARLESTON
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Candidate qualification procedures (Fees)
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Candidate qualifications to serve in office (Residency requirement)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3071SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: CONWAY
County: HORRY
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3118SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: LORIS
County: HORRY
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3098SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MARLBORO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MARLBORO
Action Date: 06/14/2007
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2524SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ORANGEBURG
County: ORANGEBURG
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3067SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SPARTANBURG
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3094SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SPARTANBURG SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-2989SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SPARTANBURG SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3085SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 06/14/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3122SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHARLESTON
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2525SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: LAURENS
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Term of office (School districts)
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3089SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: RICHLAND
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3086SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3106TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BAR-K
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Incorporation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3096TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CINCO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No3
County: FORT BEND, HARRIS
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Deannexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3066TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CLARENDON
County: DONLEY
Action Date: 06/14/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2636TEXAS Subjurisdiction: COMAL COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT No1
County: COMAL
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-2749TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DENTON
Action Date: 06/08/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2469TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DENTON
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2469TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EASTLAND
County: EASTLAND
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Annexation
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3100TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EDNA
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3108TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FAIR OAKS RANCH
County: BEXAR, COMAL, KENDALL
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3120TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GARNER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: PARKER
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Joint election procedures
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3076TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No344
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Bilingual procedures
General election (Date set)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3125TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT No84
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/05/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3070TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MIDLOTHIAN
County: ELLIS
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3110TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PORT ARTHUR
County: JEFFERSON, ORANGE
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Runoff)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3084TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PORT ARTHUR
County: JEFFERSON, ORANGE
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Deannexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2992TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SULLIVAN
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2390TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No17
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 06/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2714TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2518TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: COOKE
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2628TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: JACKSON
Action Date: 06/12/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3116VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: VIRGINIA BEACH
Action Date: 06/07/2007
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-3065VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: AMELIA
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Absentee Voting
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-3079VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Election administration (Recount procedures)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2559VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/11/2007
Political activity
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2578VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2569VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Referendum requirement
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2576VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 06/15/2007
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Election administration (Recount procedures)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-2585
John Tanner
Chief, Voting Section