"An area set off from another in the same municipality for voting purposes. It includes wards and precincts. In a municipality that has only one voting district, it means the entire municipality. The first breakdown of a municipality is a ward. Further breakdowns of a municipality are precincts." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(48). An "area formed by the consolidation of two or more contiguous precincts." Nev. Rev,. Stat. §293.121. "A 'PRECINCT' is also sometimes referred to as a 'voting district' by the Census Bureau and other agencies." Ala. Code §17-5A-2(1).
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"An area set off from another in the same municipality for voting purposes. It includes wards and precincts. In a municipality that has only one voting district, it means the entire municipality. The first breakdown of a municipality is a ward. Further breakdowns of a municipality are precincts." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(48). An "area formed by the consolidation of two or more contiguous precincts." Nev. Rev,. Stat. §293.121. "A 'PRECINCT' is also sometimes referred to as a 'voting district' by the Census Bureau and other agencies." Ala. Code §17-5A-2(1).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voting District. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voting-district
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