Pennsylvania Abruptly Cuts Short Contract With Voter Registration Firm

The state has terminated its contract with KNOWInK after it says the company failed to meet timelines and contractual standards.

Commonwealth Avenue is part of the Pennsylvania Capitol complex in Harrisburg, with offices for state workers. Beth Brelje/The Epoch Times

The State of Pennsylvania terminated its contract earlier this month with a firm tasked with modernizing its voter registration system, citing the contractor’s inability to adequately address issues with the system.

The state had contracted KNOWiNK, an election software company, to replace the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) system, which manages the voter registration information of more than 8 million Pennsylvania voters. The SURE system stores the data of every legitimate, eligible voter, but there were problems with the system, according to an election official.