polling place

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In-person registration will be available at your polling place on the day of the primary. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023 Some state voting rights bills also seek to create databases for information that has not always been readily available, such as polling place locations, voting rules and redistricting maps. Ayanna Alexander, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023 Price and others added that if a voter gets into the line at the polling place and then doesn't have the proper identification, that increases the time spent waiting in line for every voter. Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2023

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“Polling place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polling%20place. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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