polling place

noun

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

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The polling place for Precincts 5, 9 and 10 will move from a Hampton Inn to the Jess Odom Community Center in Maumelle. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026 The latest version of the polling place plan follows a contentious August meeting about a proposal to reduce the number of Election Day voting locations for the November midterm from 316 in 2022 to 176 in 2026. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 Civic Life, showing artists’ portrayals of experience in the courthouse, the polling place, the political headquarters, and elsewhere. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Other questions involved the logistics of absentee voting, early in-person voting and Election Day polling place voting - all of which are options under Michigan law. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for polling place

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