polling day

noun

British
: a day on which elections for public office are held

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Demographics As the candidates seek to drum up support from specific audiences ahead of polling day, Cooper and Rogan's podcasts have vastly different listeners. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 The opposition complained of at least 160 electoral violations in the lead up to the vote, with more reports of abuses on polling day. David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024 The biggest opposition party, United National Movement, said its headquarters came under attack on polling day. Reuters, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024 Surveys show that the public, especially those yet to decide who to vote for, are most likely to engage with election coverage in the final couple of weeks before polling day. Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 Gonzalez told supporters that rules had been violated on polling day. Julia Symmes Cobb, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024 But the size of Labour’s majority may depend on whether independents endorsed by The Muslim Vote – only half of whom are in fact Muslims themselves – can turn events in the Middle East to their advantage on polling day. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2024 Party leaders are already on the campaign trail, but parliament has a few days to wrap up any pressing issues before it is officially dissolved, 25 days before polling day. Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 May 2024 Russia’s economy is more endangered than the growth statistics indicate, and the upcoming election may provoke further fateful decisions that could exacerbate long-term challenges if Putin decides to buy voters’ loyalty by splashing even more cash before polling day. Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024

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“Polling day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polling%20day. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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