polling booth
Private ballot space
A polling booth is a small enclosed or partitioned space where voters mark their ballots in private.
The booth ensures secrecy—no one can see how you vote.
In American usage, voting booth is more common; polling booth appears more frequently in British, Australian, and other Commonwealth contexts.
Fabric hung for privacy
- screenDisplay or barrier
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
anonymity · secret ballot · confidentiality · shielded · private · screened · concealed · individual
Ballot-casting citizen
- ballotVoting document
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- electorateEligible voting body
- turnoutNumber attending an event
suffrage · franchise · enfranchisement · casting vote · queue · line · station · slip
Person seeking selection
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- electorateEligible voting body
- primaryChief in importance
- runoffExcess water drainage
general election · midterm · incumbent · challenger · referendum · caucus · partisan · nominee
Obligation owed to community
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- wardProtected person; division
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- citizenshipStatus as state member
public service · community · municipality · township · registrar · electoral roll · jurisdiction · town hall
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
secrecy · anonymity · secret ballot · confidentiality · shielded · private · screened · concealed · individual · unmarked
voter
Ballot-casting citizen
- ballotVoting document
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- electorateEligible voting body
turnout · suffrage · franchise · enfranchisement · casting vote · queue · line · station · slip · paper
candidate
Person seeking selection
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- electorateEligible voting body
- primaryChief in importance
runoff · general election · midterm · incumbent · challenger · referendum · caucus · partisan · nominee · endorsement
civic duty
Obligation owed to community
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- wardProtected person; division
- registrationFormal recording of participation
citizenship · public service · community · municipality · township · registrar · electoral roll · jurisdiction · town hall · census
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, election day
- Asian ElectionsSharif, Marcos, Duterte
- Suffrageright to vote, suffragette, suffrage movement, suffragettes, votes for women
polling boothpublic vote
show of hands · voice vote · roll call vote · acclamation · viva voce
polling boothvoter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
disenfranchisement · non-voting · poll tax · literacy test · political apathy
polling boothregistration desk
Arrival processing station