polling place

noun

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

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Eligible citizens are able to register or reregister to vote at their county elections office, polling place or vote centers and cast a ballot. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 Pennsylvania State Police in Bethlehem responded to Salem United Church of Christ, which was a polling place in the primary election, in Catasauqua Tuesday morning, for the report of an explosive device that detonated in the area of the 600 block of 3rd Street. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 May 2026 You’re also banned from soliciting signatures, interfering with the voting process, disrupting the polling place or obstructing other voters’ access to the polling place. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2026 Eligible citizens who need to register or re-register to vote within 14 days of an election can complete this process to register and vote at their county elections office, polling place, or vote center. John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 18 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 30 May. 2026.

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