polling place

noun

US
: a building where people go to vote in an election

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Mail‑in voting lets eligible American voters cast a ballot without showing up at a polling place on Election Day. Terry Moseley, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 Some areas, especially in the city of Chicago, have multiple polling place representing the same precinct in the same neighborhoods, or polling places that serve multiple precincts that are both located in that neighborhood. CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 This year, for the first time, the county used a new analytics platform to track voter turnout and polling place operations in real time. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 But Bogdan said workers at his polling place did not seem to know that or try to look up the information. Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polling place

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“Polling place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polling%20place. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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