voting precinct

Local ballot zone

A voting precinct is the smallest administrative division for conducting elections—a geographic area where all residents vote at the same polling place.

Precincts are the basic units for organizing voter registration, staffing polls, and tallying results: The precinct reported its totals by midnight.

Also called an election precinct.

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