pollbook

American  

[pohl-book] / ˈpoʊlˌbʊk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pollbook

First recorded in 1675–85; poll ¹ + book

Example Sentences

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

In other cases, it could be as simple as a voter signing on the wrong line next to another person’s name in a paper pollbook at their polling place.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

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