Is technology used for identifying voters at polling stations (electronic poll books)?

Latvia, Central Election Commission, 14th Saeima elections, accessed 24 September 2022

“An electronic online voter register will be used to register voters at polling stations in the 14th Saeima elections, that will make participation in elections more convenient to voters which have only an identity card (eID). In previous parliamentary elections, voters who had available only an eID card needed to receive a voter card at one of the territorial units of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs before the elections. In order to ensure that each voter cast only one vote, participation in the elections was marked by a stamp on the passport or voter card, but it is intended to be replaced by a mark in the electronic online voter register.

Such an electronic online voter register was successfully used in municipal elections of 2021. The register will include all eligible voters who have the right to participate in the Saeima elections. At the polling station, the election commission employee will verify the voter's right to vote in the online register and note that the voter has already voted.”

Latvia, Central Election Commission, Voting procedure at the polling station, accessed 24 September 2022

What is the voting procedure at the polling station?

1. When going to vote, you must bring your passport or identity card with you.

2. Voters should go to whichever polling station is most convenient for the voter.

3. When you arrive at the polling station, you must present your passport or identity card.

4. The employee of the polling station commission will scan the number or square code of the identity document and will make sure in the electronic online voter register that the voter has the right to vote and note that the voter has voted. […]