Forsyth County considers precinct changes, one polling place could close
Forsyth County could reassign about 37,000 voters and add the Matt Schoolhouse as a polling place, shifting Election Day sites in Otwell, Matt and Cumming.
Forsyth County was weighing precinct changes that could reassign about 37,000 voters and redraw Election Day polling places ahead of the next cycle. The county’s public notice identified Otwell (16), the current Matt (51) precinct and the current 07-Cumming precinct, with new site changes centered on Matt Highway and Namon Wallace Road.
The Board of Voter Registrations & Elections reviews precinct lines and polling places after each election cycle to decide whether adjustments are needed before the next one. Under the proposal, the Matt Schoolhouse community building at 5710 Namon Wallace Road would become a new Election Day polling place for a proposed Matt (53) precinct, raising the county’s Election Day total from 29 sites to 30.
More than 177,000 registered voters could be assigned to a different Election Day precinct or polling place if the changes are approved. The broader plan was part of a 2026 election-cycle review that also involved precinct boundary work around existing polling locations.
The Board of Voter Registrations & Elections planned additional discussion at its regular monthly meeting at 9 a.m. on Nov. 14 at the Forsyth County Voter Registrations & Elections Office, 1201 Sawnee Drive. A public hearing was set for 9 a.m. on Dec. 5 to approve a final order adopting the changes to the Election Day polling places for three precincts, and the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to vote at its regular meeting on Dec. 7. If approved, affected voters would receive updated precinct cards by U.S. mail.
Residents can verify their current Election Day polling place through the Georgia Secretary of State’s MVP lookup system. A voter’s Election Day site is tied to the residential address on file within the precinct lines, not simply to the nearest building.
The latest proposal followed the county’s December 2023 redraw, after precinct and polling-place changes were approved. That same year, all of Forsyth County’s roughly 178,000 voters were affected by a congressional district change after a December 2023 federal court ruling, moving the county to Georgia’s 7th Congressional District effective Jan. 1, 2025.
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