Voting house

A voting house is a building, typically unoccupied, which is used by governments in rural areas of the United States as a temporary polling station to gather votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voting houses have been used since at least 1895.

In rural parts of the State of Virginia, a voting house is typically owned by the county in which they are located (for example, Prescient 101, Skippers Virginia, Greensville County, Virginia.

Modern voting houses are often used with curbside voting, and are not always accessible by public transportation during election days.

Notable voting houses include:

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