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Here is a presentation shared at a local town meeting explaining the vulnerabilities of poll pads and the redundancy using them creates. Please email action@nhpatriothub.org to get more information and a copy of the supporting documents used in this presentation.
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Electronic Poll Books
Information about electronic poll books in New Hampshire
652:27 Electronic Poll Books. –
First sentence in part I of this RSA…
I. Cities and towns are hereby authorized to use electronic poll book devices for voter registration and check-in for elections, provided that any city or town using electronic poll book devices shall comply with all statutes directly or indirectly related to voter checklists and maintenance of the statewide centralized voter registration database including the processes related to voter registration, voter check-in and check-out, the processing of absentee ballots, the collection of all fields of data required for registration or check-in, and the delivery of that data to the secretary of state in a format compatible with the statewide centralized voter registration database.
Part II of this RSA…
Note: In Part 2, highlighted below, it states no electronic poll book program may proceed without an evaluator of electronic election systems coming in and approving the poll pads for use. This has NOT happened in NH so why are there approx. 27 towns and cities using poll pads?????
II. The cities and towns shall assume all costs associated with electronic poll books. No electronic poll book program may proceed unless the electronic poll books system and application has been recommended for approval by an evaluator of electronic election systems approved by the secretary of state using requirements established by the secretary of state. Recommendations to the secretary of state from an evaluator of electronic election systems shall be conditioned upon safe use procedures. The secretary of state may approve electronic poll book systems, in whole or in part, based on recommendations from an evaluator of electronic election systems. No city or town may use an electronic poll book system that has not been approved by the secretary of state.
***Does anyone understand why the first section of this RSA states poll pads can be used and part II says no poll book programs may proceed unless an evaluator of electronic election systems approves them for use?
***Why are we using poll pads?
