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pollbook

American  
[pohl-book] / ˈpoʊlˌbʊk /

noun

  1. the official list of the registered voters in a given area.


Etymology

Origin of pollbook

First recorded in 1675–85; poll 1 + book

Example Sentences

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While that can present significant security challenges, scrutiny for the pollbook systems is not as consistent as with voting machines.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

States and even some counties are often testing their pollbook systems in isolation and results are not routinely shared - an information gap that could be addressed with a national testing program.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2023

The pollbook shows who voted on Nov. 3, 2020, and contains legally confidential voter data including driver license and birth date information.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

They placed paper pollbook backups on site at polling places, in the event that data in electronic pollbooks were corrupted.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2020

Per the viva voce system, a practice with roots in Ancient Greece, eligible voters would call out the names of their preferred candidates to a government clerk, who registered votes in a pollbook.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 5, 2018