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Poll Books

Poll Books: Documents that contain a list of registered voters within a jurisdiction, which poll workers use to verify voters’ registration status.

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Election Administration

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Documents that contain a list of registered voters within a jurisdiction, which poll workers use to verify voters’ registration status. Voters typically must enter their signatures into a poll book before they begin voting. Poll books may be in paper or electronic form.

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Counting Votes 2012
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