polling place

noun

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

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Presenting a utility bill as a valid form of identification at a voting precinct in West Virginia has gone the way of the tavern polling place and the punch-card ballot. John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Campaign signs are seen at a polling place on April 17, 2026 in Burke, Virginia. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 May 2026 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 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 20 May. 2026.

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