Election: Poll Pads

The Town of Lakeville will be  implementing the use of Poll Pads at the Annual Town Election on Monday, April 4, 2022 at each precinct. 

• By manually entering the first few letters of the voter’s first and last name; or
• By scanning the bar code on the back of the voter’s driver’s license (which speeds the process further and is completely voluntary).

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts does not require that a voter present a license to check in.  However, presenting a license allows for a quicker check in.   The Poll Pad matches the name and birth date of the person on the voter list with the name and birth date it reads from the bar code on the back of the license.  No information from the scanned license is retained by the Poll Pad.

Also, at the Annual Town Meeting in May of 2022, the check in process will be done by name and not by precinct as it has been done in the past.   Therefore, any voter can go to any check in person give their name and address and the process will be much faster and easier. The Poll Pads immediately talk to one another which eliminates any chance of checking in more than once.

I'm very excited to be modernizing our elections in Lakeville!  Please see the attachment at the bottom to see what other communities are using the poll pads for their Elections and Town Meetings.