polling place

American  

noun

1. a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.

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Etymology

Origin of polling place

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The Voting Rights Act also allowed federal observers to review voter qualifications and monitor polling places.

From Literature

Disabled Army veteran Micah Corpe, 50, had some choice words for Newsom outside a Twentynine Palms church that served as a polling place, calling the politician a “greasy used car salesman.”

From Los Angeles Times

There are various ways to drop it off — through the mail, or through a county ballot drop box or polling place.

From Los Angeles Times

Prospective voters can visit a polling place on Tuesday to register and then cast a ballot.

From Los Angeles Times

Bonta also said that the state would dispatch observers — potentially from his office, the secretary of state and county registrars — to watch the federal monitors at polling places.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ballot box