Austin County will be utilizing electronic poll books this election season to speed the process of check-in.  Electronic poll books are not a new to Austin County but, using them on the scale that they will be utilized November 8th will be.  They are essentially I-pads that have been programmed with the software necessary to scan a voter’s identification, (there are several forms of Texas ID that the software can recognize) and pull up their information far faster than used to be.  Most of us remember the huge book of names, addresses and id’s that were utilized.  Well, those days are gone.  The video below explains how to utilize the electronic poll books for this November Election as well as for early voting.  For information on polling locations, click HERE:

 

 

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