Electronic Pollbook

Primary definition

A device or hardware/software combination which takes the place of a paper POLLBOOK, maintaining records of registered voters and sometimes used to prepare electronic credentials such as tokens or to activate a voting machine with the VOTER ACCESS CARDS BALLOT STYLE appropriate for a particular voter.

Also known ase-pollbook · digital pollbook · EPB · electronic poll book · ePollbook
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A device or hardware/software combination which takes the place of a paper POLLBOOK, maintaining records of registered voters and sometimes used to prepare electronic credentials such as tokens or to activate a voting machine with the VOTER ACCESS CARDS BALLOT STYLE appropriate for a particular voter.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Electronic Pollbook. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/electronic-pollbook

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