polling place

noun

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

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This vote will only count if said voter returns to the polling place on Election Day with identification. Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 There is no dependence on overseas mail, no lengthy trip to a polling place and no uncertainty about whether a ballot arrived in time. Sam Kinch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2026 If a voter who returned an absentee ballot — even on the day of an election — has voted in person at a polling place, the absentee ballot is not opened. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 The video shows two uniformed people coming into the polling place and talking briefly with Gonyea, who refuses to sign a warning letter. Arkansas Online, 28 June 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 29 Jul. 2026.

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