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: DECATUR
County: MORGAN
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5467ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: DECATUR
County: MORGAN
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6036ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: ELMORE
County: ELMORE
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5975ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: JACKSONVILLE
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6028ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: MOODY
County: ST. CLAIR
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5996ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: OHATCHEE
County: CALHOUN
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6015ALABAMA Subjurisdiction: TROY
County: PIKE
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5985ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: TALLADEGA
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5792ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
County: WALKER
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5987ALABAMA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Absentee Voting
Election administration
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5733ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: BISBEE
County: COCHISE
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6002ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: BUCKEYE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5720ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: BUCKEYE
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6019ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: FOUNTAIN HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT No98
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5347ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: GLADDEN FARMS COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT
County: PIMA
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-6027ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: LITCHFIELD PARK
County: MARICOPA
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Voting method (By-mail)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5974ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: GRAHAM
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Polling place (Added)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5993ARIZONA Subjurisdiction:
County: YUMA
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6009CALIFORNIA Subjurisdiction:
County: MERCED
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Precinct (Deconsolidation)
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Election administration (Board of elections)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-6011FLORIDA Subjurisdiction:
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Voter registration
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-3844GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: CLARKESVILLE
County: HABERSHAM
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5977GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: DOUGLAS
County: COFFEE
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6031GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: GOOD HOPE
County: WALTON
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5989GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: MILLEDGEVILLE
County: BALDWIN
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5990GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: SUGAR HILL
County: GWINNETT
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6007GEORGIA Subjurisdiction: TUNNEL HILL
County: WHITFIELD
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5986GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: BLECKLEY
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6025GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: BRANTLEY
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5991GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COBB
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6006GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: COWETA
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-6010GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: LONG
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5279GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: MORGAN
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Voter registration (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6017GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: PUTNAM
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5593GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: RANDOLPH
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-6008GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: STEWART
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6024GEORGIA Subjurisdiction:
County: UPSON
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6023LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: ANGIE
Parish: WASHINGTON
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5995LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT No21
Parish: CALCASIEU
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6033LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: COURT OF APPEAL
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Method of election
Implementation schedule
Procedures for filling vacancies (Judgeship)
Consolidation or division of jurisdictions
Resubmission received
Submission Number: 2007-4281LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No7
Parish: JEFFERSON DAVIS
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5383LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: LAFOURCHE PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT No6
Parish: LAFOURCHE
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5445LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: NEW ORLEANS
Parish: ORLEANS
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5997LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5404LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction: SLIDELL
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6022LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: CAMERON
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6018LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: LA SALLE
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6004LOUISIANA Subjurisdiction:
Parish: RICHLAND
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Special election procedures (Tax)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5226MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction: SOUTH PANOLA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: PANOLA
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6013MISSISSIPPI Subjurisdiction:
County: TUNICA
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Special election procedures (Judgeship)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5901NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6034NORTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO
County: GUILFORD
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5866SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: BALLENTINE
County: RICHLAND
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
General election
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6035SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: FORT MILL
County: YORK
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5988SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GAFFNEY
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Related submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5002SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: GAFFNEY
County: CHEROKEE
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5882SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: INMAN
County: SPARTANBURG
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5992SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: MOUNT PLEASANT
County: CHARLESTON
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6000SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction: NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
County: HORRY
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5288SOUTH CAROLINA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHESTER
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5358SOUTH DAKOTA Subjurisdiction:
County: CHARLES MIX
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Redistricting plan
Number of officials (Commission)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-6012TEXAS Subjurisdiction: ALVORD
County: WISE
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6030TEXAS Subjurisdiction: BROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: PARKER
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Term of office
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6029TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CINCO SOUTHWEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No4
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5979TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CISCO JUNIOR COLLEGE
County: EASTLAND
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5421TEXAS Subjurisdiction: CRYSTAL CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: ZAVALA
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Implementation schedule (Terms of office)
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6003TEXAS Subjurisdiction: EAST CENTRAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BEXAR
Action Date: 12/14/2007
Term of office
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6032TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FLORESVILLE
County: WILSON
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Election administration (Charter amendment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-4149TEXAS Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT No171
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Creation of special district
Polling place (Location established)
Absentee Voting (Location established)
Voting method (Electronic)
Special election procedures (Confirmation, tax, and directors)
General election (Date set)
Additional information received
Expedited Consideration Requested
Submission Number: 2007-5341TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HAMILTON
County: HAMILTON
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5972TEXAS Subjurisdiction: HUCKABAY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: EASTLAND, ERATH
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Term of office
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5982TEXAS Subjurisdiction: INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Creation of special district
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5244TEXAS Subjurisdiction: JONESTOWN
County: TRAVIS
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Annexation
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6005TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MCDADE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BASTROP
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Term of office
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5984TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MIDLAND
County: MIDLAND
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Annexation
Deannexation
Precinct (Realignment)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5994TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MILLER GROVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HOPKINS, RAINS
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Term of office
Joint election procedures
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5973TEXAS Subjurisdiction: MILLS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
County: MILLS
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6021TEXAS Subjurisdiction: NUECES CANYON CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: EDWARDS, REAL, UVALDE
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5978TEXAS Subjurisdiction: PASADENA
County: HARRIS
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5527TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SEGUIN
County: GUADALUPE
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Redistricting plan
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-5482TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SIMMS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BOWIE
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Term of office
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5981TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SOUTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: BEXAR
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Term of office
General election (Date change)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5980TEXAS Subjurisdiction: STAR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
County: HAMILTON, LAMPASAS, MILLS
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Term of office
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5983TEXAS Subjurisdiction: SUGAR LAND
County: FORT BEND
Action Date: 12/11/2007
Deannexation
Joint election procedures
General election (Date set)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6001TEXAS Subjurisdiction: WESLACO
County: HIDALGO
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Method of election (Single-member districts)
Redistricting plan
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6026TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: COCHRAN
Action Date: 12/10/2007
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-5976TEXAS Subjurisdiction:
County: MONTGOMERY
Action Date: 12/12/2007
Precinct (Realignment)
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Additional information received
Submission Number: 2007-3745VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction:
County: CULPEPER
Action Date: 12/13/2007
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Submission Number: 2007-6016
John Tanner
Chief, Voting Section