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Officials: poll pads speed post-election data entry and cut manual work
Summary
Officials said poll pads let staff download registration and voter-history files directly to SVRS, reducing hours of manual barcode scanning and data entry after elections — crucial given more than 18,000 same-day registrations in 2024.
Officials said poll pads reduce post-election workload by collecting election-day registrations and voter check-in data electronically so staff can upload files into SVRS rather than typing entries from paper forms. The briefing noted that the device-originated files speed processing of election-day registrations and voter-history updates that previously required barcode scanning of printed rosters.
The official offered a specific figure to show scale: “In 2024, we had over 18,000 election day registrations,” the official said. That volume, combined with a large absentee turnout, made automated uploads an important efficiency and error-reduction tool for county and municipal staff.
