polling place

noun

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

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California voters do not have to return their ballots to a polling place in person. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 Find your legislative district on the Idaho Legislature’s website, and look up your polling place at VoteIdaho. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026 Vance then thanked election workers and departed the polling place. Max Rego, The Hill, 5 May 2026 There are exceptions for normal law enforcement, such as breaking up a fight and keeping the peace at a polling place. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 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 16 May. 2026.

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