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County of Residence

Your county of residence is the county where you currently live for voting purposes. Used to determine your correct polling place, ballot, and election jurisdiction in US elections.

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The county in a state or territory in which, at the time a person or receives services, the person is living and has established on ongoing presence for a permanent or indefinite period of time.

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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