election district
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of election district
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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For local races, three voters in an election district can request — and pay for — a recount.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023
But since then, it has barely touched an election district.
From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2022
Each political party with a nominated candidate on the ballot in Pennsylvania may appoint three poll watchers for each election district.
From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2022
A qualified voter must have been a U.S. citizen for at least one month before the election, been a resident of their election district for 30 days before the election, and be 18 years old.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2020
If there's a fire in Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh Avenue, for example, any hour of the day or night, I'm usually there with some of my election district captains as soon as the fire engines.
From Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon by Plunkitt, George Washington
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