Lee District Precinct Adjustments Proposed Based On Redistricting

KINGSTOWNE, VA — Changes or adjustments to 154 voting precincts in Fairfax County will be considered based on redistricting impacts.

In December, the Virginia Supreme Court approved redrawn state legislative and congressional districts that will take effect with the next elections. Those redrawn districts created split precincts in Fairfax County. Per Virginia law, precincts must be entirely in a magisterial district, state senate district, delegate district and congressional district. There are 54 precincts split by redistricting, and the county is proposing changes to another 100 to remedy split precincts.

The proposed changes will eliminate split precincts before the June 21 primary, if held. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors set a public hearing on the precinct changes for March 8.

The county estimates 29,000 voters, or less than 4 percent of registered Fairfax County voters, would be impacted by the proposed changes. Approximately 87,000 voters impacted by redistricting would be kept at the same polling place under the proposal.

If the changes are adopted, a review from the Virginia attorney general will follow to determine if the changes follow the Virginia voting rights act. Fairfax County's Office of Elections would notify affected voters by mail. The county anticipates a one-time cost of $501,840 in 2022 and annual cost of $54,400 to implement the precinct adjustments.

There are several changes proposed in the Lee District:

The 404 Franconia precinct was split in three parts by redistricting. The county proposes maintaining the eastern part as 404 Franconia #1 with 2,010 voters at Edison High School. A Franconia #2 precinct is proposed with the northwestern part of 404 Franconia with 239 voters, the southwestern part with 1,946 voters, and the 419 Lane precinct with 1,461 voters. This precinct's polling place would also be at Edison High School.

The 409 Pioneer precinct, also split by redistricting, is proposed to merge the northern part with no registered voters with the southern part with 4,428 voters. The split precinct would continue to have its polling place at Lewis High School.

The 417 Garfield precinct was split by redistricting and would merge the northern part with 4,426 voters with the southern part with no voters. The split precinct's polling place would continue to be Garfield Elementary School.

The 418 Lynbrook precinct was split by redistricting and is proposed to become 18 Lynbrook #1 with 2,180 voters and 433 Lynbrook #2 with 192 voters. The precincts would continue to vote at Lynbrook Elementary School.

The 421 Kingstowne precinct was split by redistricting. The county's proposal would maintain the eastern part of 421 Kingstowne with 4,016 voters at the Hayfield Secondary School polling place. The western part of 421 Kingstowne with 281 voters would be merged with 430 Lane #2 to create the 419 Lane precinct with voting at Lane Elementary School.

The 422 Van Dorn precinct was split by redistricting. The southern part of the precinct with 4,201 voters would continue to vote at Key Middle School, while the northern section with no registered voters would be added to the 401 Bush Hill precinct with 3,630 existing voters.

The 840 West Springfield precinct was reassigned to Lee District from the Springfield District during the county's own redistricting. The precinct would be maintained as 431 West Springfield with 3,218 voters at West Springfield Elementary School.

The full precinct changes proposal is available in the Board of Supervisors agenda starting at page 76.