a. a front face having an upper end, a lower end, and opposing side edges;

b. a rear face having an upper end, a lower end, and opposing side edges;

c. a bottom face having a first end connected to the lower end of the front face and a second end connected to the lower end of the rear face;

d. a pair of side faces, each having an upper end, a first side edge connected to one of said opposing side edges of the front face, a second side edge connected to one of said opposing side edges of the rear face, and a lower end connected to opposing edges of the bottom face, wherein said front face, rear face and side faces form a pocket having dimensions approximating outer dimensions of the encoder;

e. one or more rear tabs extending upwardly from the upper end of the rear face, said rear tabs engaging a rear surface of the e-poll book tablet when installed;

f. one or more front tabs extending upwardly from the upper end of the front face, said front tabs engaging a front surface of the e-poll book tablet when installed; and

g. a slot in the bottom face of the bracket, said bracket slot aligning with a voter access card slot in an end of the encoder when installed.