polling station

noun

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

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Shah was among the first one to reach polling station at a local school in Kathmandu. ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 Four years later, Ma was still going strong and using her walker to get to our local polling station. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026 Otherwise, only one person at a time is allowed to be at a polling station. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026 People queue up at a polling station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture. Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026 Qais al-Khazali (L), head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, stands along with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki after casting their ballots at a polling station in Baghdad on November 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 Furthermore, virtually no one commits voter fraud by showing up at a polling station and claiming to be someone else. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025 For citizens who cast their votes in person at the polling station on that day, the sudden death will not change anything. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Having someone standing at the polling station reminding voters to review the paper is enough. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2020

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