Ohio Can Only Use Certified E-Poll Books for Election

According to an Ohio Secretary of State Press Release, Ohio SOS Jennifer Brunner has issued an advisory that only e-poll books that have been certified by the Ohio Board of Voting Machine Examiners (BVME) can be used in the upcoming elections. Instead of print registers of eligible voters, an e-poll book is an electronic database containing a list of eligible voters in a county or state. Poll workers can look up names in the database and determine whether a person appearing at the polls is permitted to cast a ballot. E-poll books may eventually replace all print registers at polling locations, but at present, only 3 e-poll books from Premier Elections Solutions (fna Diebold Election Systems, Inc.) have been certified by the Ohio BVME. Ohio Revised Code section 3506.05(B) governs the certification of electronic voting "equipment," including software.