Backup Plan for Crashing KNOWiNK iPads?
What emergency plans are counties prepared to share with the public regarding election day and post?
Days after Anoka County Elections Dept letter to election judges encouraging them not to "violate the law", Minneosta neighbor South Dakota's same KNOWiNK iPads crash statewide
Not far over the open border between South Dakota and Minnesota the KNOWiNK iPads crashed, causing longer lines and delays in early voting.
According to a South Dakotan familiar with the situation, the Microsoft Cloud is the cause of the problem.
Minnesota also uses KNOWiNK/BPro as an exclusive electronic poll pad vendor, certified by the Secretary of State, although not in use in all counties—which use paper poll books to check in voters.
This news arrives mere days after the Anoka County Elections Dept sent an unsigned letter including notes from the MN Secretary of State regarding the according to them mandatory use of electronic poll pads in the county, with a final page saying there could be serious legal trouble for any election judges using paper poll books.
Since, election judges have sent notifications to their city clerks asking whether they should be worried about prosecution not only for using paper—in the event of power outage or crashed systems, like occurred in South Dakota—but for other laws about which they may not be aware. They await replies.
Related, Elon Musk has suggested all government information should be public, unless for national security, default should be max transparency.
There should be no need for FOIA requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency. https://t.co/tH5x4jpEOA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 3, 2024
On that note, what emergency plans are counties prepared to share with the public regarding election day and post?
