polling place

noun

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

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Currently, cellphones aren’t allowed within 100 feet of a polling place. Eleanor Dearman updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025 Vermont Governor Phil Scott arrives at his polling place in Berlin, Vermont on November 8, 2022. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 Since that ruling, dozens of states have passed laws that restrict access to the ballot, from voter ID requirements to polling place closures and gerrymandering. Essence, 6 Aug. 2025 Gerald and Mary Ellen Clark, 91 and 86 respectively, said Renaissance was their third polling place of the day. Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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