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• Poll Clerk (PC)

  The responsibilities of a poll clerk include:
    - maintaining the poll book/List of Electors and other polling day documentation;
    - assisting the DRO; and
    - assuming the responsibilities of the DRO, if necessary.

• Polling Day

  The day fixed for voting at an election. Often referred to as Voting Day.

• Polling Place

  A location (school, community league, etc.) where one or more polling stations are established for the purpose of voting at an election. Also referred to as a Polling Location, Voting Place, a Voting Location.

• Polling Station

  A station within a polling place provided for electors in one polling subdivision to vote at an election. Also referred to as a Voting Station.

• Polling Subdivisions (psd’s)

  The units into which electoral divisions are divided for the purpose of effective election administration. There is a polling station established for each polling subdivision, at which a deputy returning officer and poll clerk manage the voting process. Several polling stations may exist in one polling place. Following polling day, all statistical information (voter turnout, percentage of popular vote, etc.) is compiled by polling subdivisions. By legislation, polling subdivisions are limited to 450 electors on average.  Also referred to as a voting area.