polling place

noun

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

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Find your sample ballot and polling place Voters in Tarrant County can find their personalized sample ballot and information about early voting and Election Day polling places and times on the county’s Election Administration website. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Voters can also return ballots at their clerk's office, in a drop box or at their polling place on Election Day. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026 Preparations for the inaugural venture started this week, with some 150 students from two dozen high schools across suburban Cook County learning the ins and outs of running a polling place at a series of training sessions. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026 Voting officials demanded that Futrell leave the polling place, but that only fired the man up even more. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 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 15 Feb. 2026.

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