Voting Precincts

This dataset represent the boundaries of Fulton County voting precincts. Voting precincts are districts created for the purpose of assigning voters to polling places based on their place of residence. The boundaries are defined by the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections. The dataset includes all precincts in Fulton County but also includes precincts for the part of the city of Atlanta that lies in DeKalb County because the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections conducts elections for the the city of Atlanta even though the precincts in DeKalb County are defined by DeKalb County. Precincts are identified by alphanumeric designators which typically begin with a two-letter prefix indicating the city in which they lie. For example, precinct JS09 lies in the city of Johns Creek. The only exception to this convention is assignment of designators for precincts in the city of Atlanta, which begin with a two digit number indicating the council district in which they lie followed by a letter or letter and number combination to make each designator unique. The designator is recorded in the dataset in the field VoterDist. Changes to precinct boundaries can be triggered by a number of events including the redistricting that occurs as part of the reapportionment process following the decennial census, annexation of land by municipalities, and requests from municipalities to change the number of precincts with their boundaries. Any change to a precinct boundary must go through a formal process that begins with the documentation of the proposed change, approval by the County Board of Registration and Elections and approval by the County Board of Commissioners.