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: CHELSEA
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5940ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: GULF SHORES
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5951ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: LANETT
County: CHAMBERS
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Annexation
Deannexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5373ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MOODY
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5173ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ODENVILLE
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 11/26/2007
Annexation
Notice of withdrawal
Submission Number: 2007-4809ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: TUSCUMBIA
County: COLBERT
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5907ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: AUTAUGA
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5927ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: BARBOUR
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5959ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: CLARKE
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5950ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: ETOWAH
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Notice of withdrawal
Submission Number: 2007-4882ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFFERSON
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5846ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Abolishment of elected office (Constable)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5408ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: TUCSON
County: PIMA
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Bilingual procedures
Ballot format
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5946ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MOHAVE
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5659ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MOHAVE
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Polling place (Consolidation)
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5706ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: PIMA
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5924ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: PIMA
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5933ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 11/15/2007
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5905ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 11/26/2007
Campaign financing provisions
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5906ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5957CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION DISTRICT
County: MERCED
Action Date: 11/29/2007
Redistricting plan
Annexation
Deannexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5916FLORIDA Subjurisdiction: TEMPLE TERRACE
County: HILLSBOROUGH
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5947GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BAINBRIDGE
County: DECATUR
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5953GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BALL GROUND
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 10/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5269GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CANTON
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5937GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: COOLIDGE
County: THOMAS
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5494GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: EAST ELLIJAY
County: GILMER
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5468GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: EAST ELLIJAY
County: GILMER
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5910GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: FARGO
County: CLINCH
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5918GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5492GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5564GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GAINESVILLE
County: HALL
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5948GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: KINGSLAND
County: CAMDEN
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5829GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: KINGSLAND
County: CAMDEN
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5939GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: POLK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: POLK
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5930GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: PORTERDALE
County: NEWTON
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5952GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: WOODSTOCK
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5955GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: ATHENS-CLARKE
Action Date: 11/30/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5908GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: ATHENS-CLARKE
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5967GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CRAWFORD
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5139GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5956GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5958GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DEKALB
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5963GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: DOUGHERTY
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5928GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: EFFINGHAM
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5961GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 11/26/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5904GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: TATTNALL
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5821GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: TERRELL
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5920GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: UNION
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5923GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: WEBSTER
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Numbered positions adopted
Number of officials (Board of commissioners)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5315LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: ST. CHARLES
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5938MICHIGAN Subjurisdiction: BUENA VISTA
County: SAGINAW
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-3573MICHIGAN Subjurisdiction: BUENA VISTA
County: SAGINAW
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Voter registration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-3837MICHIGAN Subjurisdiction: CLYDE
County: ALLEGAN
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-3574MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: BENOIT
County: BOLIVAR
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5447MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: CARY
County: SHARKEY
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5966MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: JUMPERTOWN
County: PRENTISS
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5278MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5926MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: ITAWAMBA
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5848MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: JEFFERSON DAVIS
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Special election procedures (Primary)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5913MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: PIKE
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5919MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: TUNICA
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Special election procedures (Judgeship)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5901NEW YORK Subjurisdiction: NEW YORK
Borough: BRONX, KINGS, NEW YORK
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Nominating procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5969NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: HOPE MILLS
County: CUMBERLAND
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5376NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: HOPE MILLS
County: CUMBERLAND
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5943NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: ROANOKE RAPIDS SANITARY DISTRICT
County: HALIFAX
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5941SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: CHARLESTON
County: BERKELEY, CHARLESTON
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5970SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GOOSE CREEK
County: BERKELEY
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5968SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: HARDEEVILLE
County: JASPER
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5971SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: IRMO
County: LEXINGTON, RICHLAND
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5944SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MCCORMICK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MCCORMICK
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5921SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: ABBEVILLE
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5909SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: BEAUFORT
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5147SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: LANCASTER
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5188TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ARANSAS PASS
County: ARANSAS, NUECES, SAN PATRICIO
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5914TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CALHOUN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No1
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Creation of special district
Powers and duties
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5212TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CISCO JUNIOR COLLEGE
County: EASTLAND
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5421TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DECATUR
County: WISE
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5964TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORESTBURG INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MONTAGUE
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
Joint election procedures
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5934TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORNEY
County: KAUFMAN
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5945TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No58
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5393TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No58
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5936TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FREER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: DUVAL
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Term of office
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5925TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GATESVILLE
County: CORYELL
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5962TEXAS Subjurisdiction: GOLIAD
County: GOLIAD
Action Date: 11/28/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5903TEXAS Subjurisdiction: JIM HOGG COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: JIM HOGG
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
Joint election procedures
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5965TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LASARA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: WILLACY
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5912TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LORAINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: MITCHELL
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5253TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MCLEOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: CASS
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Term of office (Board of trustees)
Implementation schedule
General election
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2007-3921TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NACOGDOCHES
County: NACOGDOCHES
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5949TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NACOGDOCHES COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: NACOGDOCHES
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Polling place (Designation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5931TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NEW SWEDEN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No2
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 11/30/2007
Creation of special district
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5295TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NEW WAVERLY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: WALKER
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Majority vote requirement
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-4517TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NORTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No1
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5960TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PALO PINTO COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT No1
County: PALO PINTO
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5935TEXAS Subjurisdiction: POOLVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: PARKER, WISE
Action Date: 10/15/2007
General election
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5302TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ROYSE CITY
County: COLLIN, ROCKWALL
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5922TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SABINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: GREGG
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5932TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SINTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: SAN PATRICIO
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5321TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SIVELLS BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: COOKE
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Term of office
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5911TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SOUTHLAKE
County: DENTON, TARRANT
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Polling place
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Joint election procedures
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5425TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SOUTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No1
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place
Absentee Voting
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5842TEXAS Subjurisdiction: TOWN CENTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 12/07/2007
Powers and duties
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5221TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WALNUT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: COOKE
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Term of office
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5942TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No17
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5277TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No17
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5277TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: BEXAR
Action Date: 12/04/2007
Absentee Voting (Additional location)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5929TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HAMILTON
Action Date: 12/03/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5915TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/05/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5195TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: KENDALL
Action Date: 12/06/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5954TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: UPSHUR
Action Date: 11/30/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-4984TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 10/15/2007
Ballot format
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5294VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 11/30/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5572
John Tanner
Chief, Voting Section