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: ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Number of officials (Political party committee)
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4475ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: BALDWIN COUNTY (PLANNING) ZONING DISTRICT No15
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4509ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: CHELSEA
County: SHELBY
Action Date: 12/06/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4442ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MOODY
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 12/06/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4445ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: PHENIX CITY
County: LEE, RUSSELL
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4496ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: MOBILE
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Special election procedures (Cancelled)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4457ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: MORGAN
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4468ALASKA Subjurisdiction: AKIAK
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Special election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4484ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GILBERT
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 11/25/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4495ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GLENDALE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3932ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GLENDALE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4462ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: KINGMAN
County: MOHAVE
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4472ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MERRILL RANCH COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT No2
County: PINAL
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4467ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MESA
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4295ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: MESA
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4447ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: SAN LUIS
County: YUMA
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4470ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: STAR VALLEY
County: GILA
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Incorporation
Method of selection (Elective to appointive)
Number of officials
Voting method (By-mail)
Voting method (Optical scan ballots)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4463ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: YUMA COUNTY FREE LIBRARY DISTRICT
County: YUMA
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Creation of special district
Precinct
Polling place (Designation)
Election administration
Special election procedures
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4040ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4483ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Precinct (Added)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Added)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-4254ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Redistricting plan (Justice of the peace)
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Name change)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-4483CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction: MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT
County: MERCED
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Consolidation of jurisdictions
Redistricting plan
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3948CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction:
County: MONTEREY
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Method of selection (Elective to appointive)
Election administration
Consolidation or division of jurisdictions
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4476FLORIDA Subjurisdiction: NAPLES
County: COLLIER
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4085FLORIDA Subjurisdiction: NAPLES
County: COLLIER
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4507FLORIDA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Voter registration (Help America Vote Act)
Voter registration (Procedures)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4511GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ARLINGTON
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 12/06/2005
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4481GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Special election procedures
Related submission received
Submission Number: 1988-3273GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Numbered positions adopted
Staggered terms
Related submission received
Submission Number: 1988-3274GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 1989-2145GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 1994-4125GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Special election procedures
Related submission received
Submission Number: 1997-3344GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2000-0002GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2001-3615GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2002-0525GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2004-4382GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-3653GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: BYRON
County: PEACH
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4493GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALLAS
County: PAULDING
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4274GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DALLAS
County: PAULDING
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4477GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DAWSON
County: TERRELL
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4478GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GRAY
County: JONES
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4487GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LENOX
County: COOK
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2001-0430GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: LENOX
County: COOK
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4448GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: OAKWOOD
County: HALL
Action Date: 11/28/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4494GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: PICKENS
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4515GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: ROCKMART
County: POLK
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-3889GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHATHAM
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4455GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Name change)
Precinct (Renumbering)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4504GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GLASCOCK
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Voting method (Touch screen)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4142GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4465GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voter registration (Procedures)
Election administration (Ballots)
Election administration (Polling place procedures)
Voting method
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4461LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: BROUSSARD
Parish: LAFAYETTE, ST. MARTIN
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4444LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: GEORGETOWN
Parish: GRANT
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4497LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LAKEVIEW CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT
Parish: ORLEANS
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-4248LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: NATCHITOCHES PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No5
Parish: NATCHITOCHES
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4498LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: POLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT No55
Parish: RAPIDES
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4500LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Parish: RAPIDES
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4499LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: RUBY-WISE SCHOOL DISTRICT No56
Parish: RAPIDES
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4501LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: VERMILION PARISH LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT
Parish: VERMILION
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Creation of special district
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4358LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: WEBSTER
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4485LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Election administration
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4517LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Election administration
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-4053MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: BRANDON
County: RANKIN
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4454MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: GREENWOOD
County: LEFLORE
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4466MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: NORTH BOLIVAR CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BOLIVAR
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Special election procedures (Recall)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4482NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENVILLE
County: PITT
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4488NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MOUNT HOLLY
County: GASTON
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4469NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: WOODLAND
County: NORTHAMPTON
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Staggered terms
Term of office (Four years)
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-3928SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENWOOD
County: GREENWOOD
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4446SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: JEFFERSON
County: CHESTERFIELD
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4443SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: NEWBERRY
County: NEWBERRY
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4489TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ANNA
County: COLLIN
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4513TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BRENHAM
County: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4512TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CLEAR BROOK CITY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4503TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CROSBY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
County: CROSBY
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4479TEXAS Subjurisdiction: DENTON COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT No8-C
County: DENTON
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Annexation
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4449TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EAGLE PASS
County: MAVERICK
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4514TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT No11
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4508TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No109
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4506TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARKER HEIGHTS
County: BELL
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4450TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No371
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4510TEXAS Subjurisdiction: LEANDER
County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Term of office (Three years)
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Election administration
Runoff election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4453TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MEMORIAL VILLAGES WATER AUTHORITY
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-4064TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MESQUITE
County: DALLAS
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Redistricting plan
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4490TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No23
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4464TEXAS Subjurisdiction: QUITAQUE
County: BRISCOE
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4471TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No22
County: WILLIAMSON
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting (Hours)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Bilingual procedures (Spanish language)
Special election procedures (Confirmation)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4410TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: BRISCOE
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4480TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: DONLEY
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4451TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: GALVESTON
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Voting method
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2005-3042TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: HALL
Action Date: 12/13/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4505TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: MARTIN
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4459TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: NOLAN
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4452TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: ROBERTS
Action Date: 12/08/2005
Voting method
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4456TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: SAN JACINTO
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4492TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: TERRY
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4460TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: YOUNG
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4458VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: BERRYVILLE
County: CLARKE
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Redistricting plan
Annexation
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4486VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: CHARLOTTESVILLE
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Method of selection (Change in appointive/elective method)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4473VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Action Date: 12/07/2005
Election administration
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4474VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: JAMES CITY
Action Date: 12/09/2005
Voting method (Electronic)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2005-4381VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: YORK
Action Date: 12/12/2005
Voting method
Submission received
Submission Number: 2005-4491VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/14/2005
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4502VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/15/2005
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2005-4516
John Tanner
Chief, Voting Section