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A designated sites within a precinct other than the regular voting place for that precinct, sometimes provided for elderly or disabled voters. N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-130.
Also known assatellite voting location · satellite voting site · satellite precinct · auxiliary polling place · auxiliary voting location
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A designated sites within a precinct other than the regular voting place for that precinct, sometimes provided for elderly or disabled voters. N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-130.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Satellite Polling Place. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/satellite-polling-place
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