Pennsylvania to Use Old Voter Registry System in 2024 After Contract Cut Short

The Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS) has ended a contract with KNOWiNK, the company tasked with modernizing the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) System which manages the voter registration information of more than 8 million Pennsylvania voters. The DOS had hired contractor KNOWiNK, an election software company, to manage the system and replace it with the SUREVote System. The SURE System stores the data of every legitimate, eligible voter, but there were problems with the system according to an election official. It had become clear to the DOS that KNOWiNK would not adequately address “identified deficiencies” in the new SUREVote system, a Dec. 4 letter sent to every member of the Pennsylvania County Board of Elections said. The letter was sent by Jonathan Marks, Pennsylvania’s deputy secretary for elections and commissions....