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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

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In 2020, 15 states, including Arizona, Florida and Nevada, did not require any type of electronic pollbook testing or certification, according to federal data.

From Seattle Times Apr. 23, 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

Cotton said in the sworn statement that unnamed Adams Township officials gave him access to the town’s electronic pollbook.

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

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