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Isanti County elections staff outline plan to replace paper rosters with electronic poll books
Summary
Elections staff presented a proposal to buy electronic poll books for all Isanti County precincts, citing speed, privacy and post‑election efficiency; estimated county cost after a state grant is about $60,000, and the county will seek township and city input before a final decision.
Isanti County elections staff on [date not specified] proposed buying an upgraded electronic poll book (e‑poll pad) system for every precinct in the county, saying the technology would replace paper rosters and reduce errors and post‑election workload.
County elections staff member Angie Larson told the board that e‑poll books “replace paper rosters” and would allow judges to check in voters on tablets that sync within a precinct, narrow data‑entry errors and make election‑day registration faster. She said the vendor recommends roughly one device per 500 voters and that the county’s current vendor has been used elsewhere in Minnesota since the 2014 elections bill authorized e‑rosters.
Larson said one county…
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