About 2,449 Reston voters could get a new polling place under a Fairfax County proposal headed to a Dec. 8 public hearing.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will take public comment that day on a plan to carve a new "Reston #4" precinct out of two existing precincts that have each exceeded the 5,000-voter cap set by Virginia law. The proposal, put forward by the Fairfax County Office of Elections, would redraw the boundaries of the Cameron Glen and Reston #1 precincts, according to a press release from Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn's office.

Cameron Glen has 5,484 registered voters. Reston #1 has 5,445.

Under the plan, Cameron Glen would lose 2,021 voters and Reston #1 would lose 428. Those voters would shift to the new Reston #4 precinct, which would use the Reston Teen Center at 12196 Sunset Hills Road as its polling place.

FFXnow reported that the Reston #4 proposal is part of a broader countywide package of precinct changes that could take effect for 2027 elections.

Alcorn's office said the Cameron Glen precinct would be divided roughly along New Dominion Drive and Market Street. Areas south of those roads would become part of Reston #4. A small southwestern section of Reston #1, bounded by American Dream Way to the north, the Dulles Toll Road to the south and Reston Parkway to the east, would also move into the new precinct.

Voters who stay in Cameron Glen would keep their polling place at the North County Human Services Building. Reston #1 voters would continue voting at Lake Anne Elementary School.

After the split, Cameron Glen would drop to an estimated 3,463 registered voters, according to Alcorn's office. However, Reston #1 would retain an estimated 5,017 voters, Patch reported. That total still exceeds the state's 5,000-voter threshold, and it is unclear how the county plans to address it.

Why the delay

The Board of Supervisors was originally scheduled to consider the changes at a public hearing in June 2025. Alcorn's office said the hearing was deferred because of the special election to fill the late Rep. Gerry Connolly's congressional seat.

"Because these precincts are located within the 11th Congressional District, the state-required review period for the proposed changes would not have left election officials sufficient time to print ballots for the special election," Alcorn's office said in the press release.

Alcorn voted to authorize the Dec. 8 hearing at the board's Oct. 27 meeting.

Cost and next steps

County staff estimate a one-time cost of $29,653 to establish a new precinct, along with $9,224 in annual recurring costs, according to FFXnow.

The changes are not final after the hearing. If the Board of Supervisors approves an ordinance, the Virginia attorney general must issue a Certification of No Objection before the revisions take effect. That review could take up to 60 days, according to Alcorn's office.

Residents can weigh in at the Board of Supervisors' Dec. 8 meeting.