Fairfax County is proposing to split voting precincts that exceed a state-mandated cap and move several polling places before the 2027 elections.

The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Dec. 8 on staff recommendations that would create two new precincts, relocate polling places for three others and adjust some boundaries, FFXnow first reported.

The closest proposed change to Vienna is in the Providence District. About 460 voters would shift from the Tysons precinct to the Jones Branch precinct because they live within walking distance of the Jones Branch polling place at the Providence Committee Meeting Room, 7921 Jones Branch Drive in McLean, according to county staff. The Tysons precinct's polling place would also move to Boro Station at 1775 Greensboro Station Place after The PARC at Tysons closed at the end of June.

None of the county's named Vienna precincts appear on the list of proposed changes, based on the available staff recommendations. The proposals affect precincts in the Hunter Mill, Dranesville, Mason, Providence and Sully districts.

Two new precincts to ease voter counts

Virginia law caps precincts at 5,000 registered voters. Two existing precincts have exceeded that limit, and county staff want to carve out new ones.

Reston #4 would pull voters from the Cameron Glen precinct (5,484 registered voters) and Reston #1 (5,445 voters) in the Hunter Mill District. The new precinct would cover about 2,449 voters and use the Reston Teen Center at 12196 Sunset Hills Road as its polling place, according to a county press release. Cameron Glen would lose 2,021 voters, and Reston #1 would shrink by 428. Both would keep their current polling places.

Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn authorized the Dec. 8 hearing at the board's Oct. 27 meeting. His office said the Reston #4 proposal was originally scheduled for review in June 2025 but was delayed by the special election to fill the late Rep. Gerry Connolly's congressional seat. The state-required review period would not have left election officials enough time to print ballots for that race, Alcorn's office said in a press release.

Coppermine, a new Dranesville District precinct, would be carved from the southern half of the Coates precinct, which covers more than 7,500 voters, county staff said. Located in the McNair area south of Herndon, it would use Floris United Methodist Church at 13600 Frying Pan Road as its polling place. The change would reduce Coates by about 2,200 voters. Coates voters would continue voting at Coates Elementary School.

Each new precinct carries an estimated one-time cost of $29,653 and annual recurring costs of $9,224, according to county staff.

Polling place moves

In the Mason District, the Skyline precinct's polling place would move from the Minnie H. Peyton Community Center in Bailey's Crossroads to the Arlington Moose Lodge #1315 at 5710 Scoville Street. Staff said the move would put the polling place closer to Skyline voters and ease parking congestion at the community center.

The county also plans to restore Culmore Community Library at 6101 Knollwood Drive as the Holmes precinct polling place. The library was temporarily replaced by Bailey's Elementary School this year while the library underwent HVAC repairs expected to finish in early 2027.

What happens next

If supervisors approve an ordinance after the Dec. 8 hearing, the Virginia attorney general must still issue a Certification of No Objection. That review could take up to 60 days.

Residents can check their current precinct through the Citizen Portal on the Virginia Department of Elections website or by contacting the Fairfax County Office of Elections at 703-222-0776.