Pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. 1973c, jurisdictions covered by the Act's special provisions must obtain preclearance of any redistricting plan prior to implementation. As of 21-JUL-2008, the Attorney General has the redistricting plans listed below under review.
The information presented below is organized alphabetically by state and, within the state, by county or parish(if any), and by subjurisdiction. Each submission is identified by a submission number. The date appearing under the heading "First Out" is the initial date by which the Attorney General must make his determination or inform the jurisdiction that the date will be modified. If you wish to provide a comment on any of these plans, you may mail your comment to:
Chief, Voting Section
Civil Rights Division
Room 7254 - NWB
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20530.
or call toll-free at 800/253-3931. Please indicate in any written comment the submission number on which you desire to comment.
ALABAMAFirst out: 08/19/2008 County: BALDWIN
Subjurisdiction: FOLEY
Submission: 2008-2327County: ST. CLAIR
Subjurisdiction: MARGARET
Submission: 2008-2499
ALABAMAFirst out: 08/25/2008 County: SHELBY
Subjurisdiction: CALERA
Submission: 2008-1621
ALABAMAFirst out: 09/09/2008 County: MOBILE
Subjurisdiction: CITRONELLE
Submission: 2008-3715
CALIFORNIAFirst out: 08/11/2008 County: MONTEREY
Subjurisdiction: MONTEREY PENINSULA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Submission: 2008-3139
CALIFORNIAFirst out: 09/09/2008 County: MERCED
Subjurisdiction: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Submission: 2007-5916
GEORGIAFirst out: 07/22/2008 County: WARREN
Subjurisdiction: WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Submission: 2008-2885
GEORGIAFirst out: 08/01/2008 County: WHITE
Subjurisdiction: WHITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Submission: 2008-3006
GEORGIAFirst out: 08/11/2008 County: WARE
Subjurisdiction:
Submission: 2008-3107
Commission