polling place

noun

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

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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 To vote in the 2024 election, Lia Symer remembers checking in at her polling place with her student ID card. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 Voters who need to register should confirm their polling place by visiting MyVote Wisconsin. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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