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: WETUMPKA
County: ELMORE
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3233ALASKA Subjurisdiction: MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Form of government (Mayor-council)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3228ALASKA Subjurisdiction:
Borough: KETCHIKAN GATEWAY
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2364ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MIAMI AREA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT No40
County: GILA
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Voting method (By-mail)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Notice of withdrawal
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-2413ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT
County: SANTA CRUZ
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3220ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: YUMA
County: YUMA
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-2918ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: YUMA
County: YUMA
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3189ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-2943GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CLARKESVILLE
County: HABERSHAM
Action Date: 09/08/2005
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2529GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DADE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DADE
Action Date: 09/08/2005
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3227GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DAWSONVILLE
County: DAWSON
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Address change)
Voting method (Electronic)
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3221GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: FAIRBURN
County: FULTON
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3222GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: JEFF DAVIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: JEFF DAVIS
Action Date: 09/08/2005
Redistricting plan
Implementation schedule
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2299GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MADISON
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3190GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MIDWAY
County: LIBERTY
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Polling place (Changed)
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3003GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MIDWAY
County: LIBERTY
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3207GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MIDWAY
County: LIBERTY
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3226GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: RINCON
County: EFFINGHAM
Action Date: 09/01/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3111GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: RINCON
County: EFFINGHAM
Action Date: 09/01/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3205GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TIFTON
County: TIFT
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3218GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TRION
County: CHATTOOGA
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Special election procedures (Cancelled)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3177GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TYRONE
County: FAYETTE
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3234GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: WOODSTOCK
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Voting method (Touch screen)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3213GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CANDLER
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3199GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 08/29/2005
Limited redistricting
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3187GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COBB
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-2576GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3217GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DOUGHERTY
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3194GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: JASPER
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3181GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFF DAVIS
Action Date: 09/08/2005
Redistricting plan (Commission)
Implementation schedule
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2298GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: OGLETHORPE
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3214GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Redistricting plan (Congressional)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-2959LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: DE RIDDER
Parish: BEAUREGARD, VERNON
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3236LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: WAX LAKE EAST DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Parish: ST. MARY
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3225LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: JEFFERSON DAVIS
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3223MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: OAKLAND
County: YALOBUSHA
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3198NEW YORK Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Borough: BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3238NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ARCHDALE
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3192NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: EDEN
County: ROCKINGHAM
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3203NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: FAIRMONT
County: ROBESON
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-3005NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GASTON
County: NORTHAMPTON
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Staggered terms
Term of office (Board of commissioners)
Implementation schedule
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3183NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: INDIAN TRAIL
County: UNION
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3209NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ST. PAULS
County: ROBESON
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2005-2111NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: EDGECOMBE
Action Date: 09/01/2005
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3178NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 09/08/2005
Election administration (Board of elections)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2824SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: IRMO-CHAPIN RECREATION DISTRICT
County: LEXINGTON
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3230SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: NEESES
County: ORANGEBURG
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Address change)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2839SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: SPARTANBURG
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 08/31/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3185SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARION
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3182SOUTH DAKOTA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3206TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ALAMO
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Annexation
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3179TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BEE CAVE
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3200TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BOWIE
County: MONTAGUE
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Polling place (Designation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3197TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BRAZOS COUNTRY
County: AUSTIN
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3196TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BURKBURNETT
County: WICHITA
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3237TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BURTON
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Boundary changes
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3191TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CHIMNEY HILL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3232TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CIBOLO
County: GUADALUPE
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3229TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DALLAS
County: COLLIN, DALLAS, DENTON, KAUFMAN, ROCKWALL
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Deannexation
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Added)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3188TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No4
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3239TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FALCON'S LAIR UTILITY & RECLAMATION DISTRICT
County: DALLAS
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3210TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No109
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 08/31/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3186TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GEORGETOWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Precinct (Added)
Polling place (Designation)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3180TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GRAND PRAIRIE
County: DALLAS, ELLIS, TARRANT
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Polling place (Added)
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3224TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No55
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 09/02/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3195TEXAS Subjurisdiction: KILLEEN
County: BELL
Action Date: 08/31/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3184TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MAGNOLIA
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 09/07/2005
Election administration (County to conduct election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-2530TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MERCEDES
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3201TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PALMVIEW
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-2472TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PALMVIEW
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 09/06/2005
Annexation
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 1993-0353TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Action Date:
Submission Number:
DISTRICT