polling place

noun

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

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Vega said voters will be able to vote at any polling place in the county on April 1. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 State of play: HB 300, sponsored by state Rep. Jefferson Burton (R-Salem), would limit Utah's universal mail voting by requiring voters to provide a valid ID to return a mail ballot at a polling place. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025 On Election Day, a video circulated on social media claiming that two Harris supporters assaulted a Trump voter at a polling place in Wisconsin. Loreben Tuquero, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024 Laws like Tennessee's strict voter ID requirements, bans on college student IDs for voting, and polling place reductions in growing Black communities reflect a broader strategy to limit ballot access. Delano Massey, Axios, 7 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2025.

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