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Voting District

Voting District: “An area set off from another in the same m unicipality for voting purposes.

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“An area set off from another in the same m unicipality 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 ‘voti ng district’ by the Census Bureau and other agencies.” Ala. Code §17-5A-2(1).

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