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: CEDAR BLUFF
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5137ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: CEDAR BLUFF
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5266ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: WETUMPKA
County: ELMORE
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5270ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5301ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: BIG PARK DOMESTIC WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
County: YAVAPAI
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5273ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT No80
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5254ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: HEBER-OVERGAARD FIRE DISTRICT
County: NAVAJO
Action Date: 07/28/2006
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5314ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MESA
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-4855ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: PEORIA
County: MARICOPA, YAVAPAI
Action Date: 07/18/2006
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-1843ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: QUAIL RIDGE DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
County: YAVAPAI
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5275ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5310ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MOHAVE
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Ballot format
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5295ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: YAVAPAI
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5255CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS HANFORD CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT No1
County: KINGS, TULARE
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Creation of special district
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5304CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: CORCORAN
County: KINGS
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5296FLORIDA Subjurisdiction: CIRCUIT COURT
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Number of officials (Judgeship)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5299FLORIDA Subjurisdiction: COUNTY COURT
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Number of officials (Judgeship)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5300FLORIDA Subjurisdiction:
County: HILLSBOROUGH
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5291FLORIDA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Voter registration (Additional location)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5298GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALLAS
County: PAULDING
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5272GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALTON
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5307GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: FARGO
County: CLINCH
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-5108GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GEORGETOWN
County: QUITMAN
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5306GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LOCUST GROVE
County: HENRY
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5124GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LOCUST GROVE
County: HENRY
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5257GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MONTICELLO
County: JASPER
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5274GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: POOLER
County: CHATHAM
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5297GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ROCKMART
County: POLK
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-4659GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: STATE COURT
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Number of officials (Judgeship)
Implementation schedule
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5312GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: SYLVESTER
County: WORTH
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5281GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TURNER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TURNER
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5258GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CRAWFORD
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Nonpartisan elections (Judgeship)
Nonpartisan elections (Magistrate court)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5288GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 07/28/2006
Voter registration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5316GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GREENE
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5290GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: QUITMAN
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5305GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: ROCKDALE
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5293GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5284GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5286LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LAFAYETTE
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5278LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LOWER CAMERON HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT
Parish: CAMERON
Action Date: 07/28/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-4874LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: RICHWOOD
Parish: OUACHITA
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5261LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SABINE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: SABINE
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Referendum requirement
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5294LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: WEDGEWOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION DISTRICT
Parish: EAST BATON ROUGE
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Creation of special district
Method of selection (Appointive to appointive/elective)
Term of office (Four years)
Number of officials
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5283LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: BEAUREGARD
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5267LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5279LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 07/13/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5282LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: MOREHOUSE
Action Date: 07/19/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5282LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: PLAQUEMINES
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5277LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: PLAQUEMINES
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5287NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MONROE
County: UNION
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5313NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: RAEFORD
County: HOKE
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2006-4723NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: RAEFORD
County: HOKE
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2006-4895NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: RAEFORD
County: HOKE
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5285NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WAXHAW
County: UNION
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5264NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: CAMDEN
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-5042NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: PITT
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5303SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: CONWAY
County: HORRY
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5292SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: IRMO
County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5077SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: IRMO
County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5308SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: JAMES ISLAND
County: CHARLESTON
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-4776SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: NORTH SPARTANBURG AREA FIRE & RESCUE DISTRICT
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5271SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: OLANTA
County: FLORENCE
Action Date: 07/20/2006
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5268TEXAS Subjurisdiction: AMARILLO JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT
County: POTTER, RANDALL
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Method of election (Cumulative voting)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5263TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BEXAR METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
County: ATASCOSA, BEXAR, COMAL, MEDINA
Action Date: 07/17/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2006-5265TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CYPRESS HILL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No1
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2006-4879TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CYPRESS HILL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No1
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5252TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EAGLE MOUNTAIN-SAGINAW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: TARRANT
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5311TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ENNIS
County: ELLIS
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5302TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FOLLETT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: LIPSCOMB
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5269TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORNEY
County: KAUFMAN
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5289TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HEREFORD
County: DEAF SMITH
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2005-1804TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HEREFORD
County: DEAF SMITH
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-2398TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MERCEDES
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 07/28/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5317TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PROSPER
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 07/25/2006
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5280TEXAS Subjurisdiction: STRATFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DALLAM, SHERMAN
Action Date: 07/28/2006
Special election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5315VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: NEWPORT NEWS
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5309VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: SPOTSYLVANIA
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5262VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: ARLINGTON
Action Date: 07/28/2006
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5318VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LOUDOUN
Action Date: 07/24/2006
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5253VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LOUISA
Action Date: 07/20/2006
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2006-5259VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: NEW KENT
Action Date: 07/26/2006
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-5034VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: NEW KENT
Action Date: 07/27/2006
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2006-5034
John Tanner
Chief, Voting Section