VRM in the States: Electronic Poll-books
May 18, 2012
Electronic poll-books are electronic versions of the voter rolls that can be used to process voters at the polls instead of a paper-based list. Many jurisdictions have found that using electronic poll-books enables easier, faster, and error-free sharing of voter data, while speeding up polling place administration for election officials.
- Jurisdictions in at least twenty-seven states plus the District of Columbia have used some form of electronic poll-book to process voters at the polls. Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia have recently used electronic poll-books in at least one county within the state.
