The "building where residents of a voting precinct vote or where absentee voting is conducted." Utah Code §20A-1-102(46). "[T]he room or rooms where voters apply to vote and mark and cast their ballots." Tenn. Code 2-1-104(17). A "facility that is staffed by poll workers and equipped with voting equipment, to which voters from a given precinct come to cast in-person ballots." Some states provide for a single polling place for each precinct. "The governing body shall establish by ordinance one polling place for each precinct." Va. Code §24.2-307. Also SITE. 2005 VVSG V.1, APPENDIX A. POLLING
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The "building where residents of a voting precinct vote or where absentee voting is conducted." Utah Code §20A-1-102(46). "[T]he room or rooms where voters apply to vote and mark and cast their ballots." Tenn. Code 2-1-104(17). A "facility that is staffed by poll workers and equipped with voting equipment, to which voters from a given precinct come to cast in-person ballots." Some states provide for a single polling place for each precinct. "The governing body shall establish by ordinance one polling place for each precinct." Va. Code §24.2-307. Also SITE. 2005 VVSG V.1, APPENDIX A. POLLING
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Polling Place. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/polling-place
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