County looks at e-polling books

The Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office may update its polling machines in time for the 2016 election.

Sweetwater County Clerk Dale Davis said his office is looking at new electronic polling books to help streamline the process of looking up voter names and addresses. The e-polling books allow election judges to either search for the name and address of a voter quickly or scan a voter’s drivers license to instantly determine their voting precinct. Ultimately, the new polling books will allow for more efficient voter check-in, while reducing the amount of paper used in elections. Davis said...