Electronic Poll Book (EPB)

1. Device that partially automates the process of checking in voters, assigning them the correct ballot style, and marking voters who have been issued a ballot. May be used in place of a traditional paper poll book. E-poll books can be stand alone at the precinct with a separate copy of the registration list or can be networked into a central voter registration system. They can check and update voter records in real time.

Source: Election Terminology Glossary - Draft, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), https://pages.nist.gov/ElectionGlossary/

2. Hardware and/or software that permits election officials to review the electors list and mark voters who have been issued a ballot. Also called e-pollbook. E-pollbooks can be stand alone at the precinct with a separate copy of the electors list, or can be networked into a central voter registration system and check and update voter records in real time.

Source: Glossary - Introduction to Information Technology for Election Officials U.S. Election Assistance Commission https://www.eac.gov/assets/1/28/Glossary_IT-Terms_Managing_Election_Technology.pdf

3. Hardware, software, or a combination of the two that allows election officials to review and/or maintain voter register information for an election but does not actually count votes. The functions of an e-pollbook often include voter lookup, verification, identification, precinct assignment, ballot assignment, voter history update, name change, address change, and/or the redirection of voters to correct voting location.

Source: Cyber Threats to Elections – A Lexicon, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center & Office of the Director of National Intelligence, https://www.dni.gov/files/CTIIC/documents/CTIIC_2018_Lexicon_without_banner_small_file_for_Post.pdf