Voting Equipment Database – DFM Associates Election Information Management System (EIMS) and Vote Center App
DFM Associates’ Election Information Management System (EIMS) is an election management system that can be used in the same manner as an electronic poll book: to check in voters, confirm voter status, and to void a voter’s original ballot and issue a new one. DFM’s EIMS software can be run on a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) laptop and keeps an audit log of which actions each user has taken, including which voters they have searched. In 2020, DFM created the Vote Center App, which is used by some California counties in the manner of an electronic poll book system. Like EIMS, the Vote Center App can be run on a COTS laptop and has similar — but limited — functionality and is intended to be easier for poll workers to use.