voting booth
noun
chiefly US
: a small, enclosed area in which a person stands for privacy while casting a vote
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The Legislature should immediately begin the work of drawing a map that ensures Black voices can be properly heard in the voting booth.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Since many voters only read the ballot label and do very little (if any) independent research, this slick modification will make tax increase initiatives easier to pass in the voting booth.
—John Moorlach, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
Representative Stefani’s proposal, meanwhile, would take away some of the tools that Californians currently rely on to make informed decisions in the voting booth.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu seems determined not just to trounce Josh Kraft at the voting booth but to trip up his family’s bid to build a new, 25,000 seat soccer stadium in Everett.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Since many voters only read the ballot label and do very little (if any) independent research, this slick modification will make tax increase initiatives easier to pass in the voting booth.
—John Moorlach, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025
Representative Stefani’s proposal, meanwhile, would take away some of the tools that Californians currently rely on to make informed decisions in the voting booth.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu seems determined not just to trounce Josh Kraft at the voting booth but to trip up his family’s bid to build a new, 25,000 seat soccer stadium in Everett.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
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“Voting booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voting%20booth. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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