What KNOW iNK does

KNOWiNK is a St. Louis-based, family-owned election technology company founded in 2011 by Scott Leiendecker, a former St. Louis City Elections Director. The company provides electronic poll book (e-poll book) hardware and software to U.S. county and state government election offices, with its flagship Poll Pad product being an iPad-based system that replaces traditional paper poll books for voter check-in and verification. The integrated product suite includes Poll Pad (core e-poll book), Poll Print (on-demand secure paper ballot printing), and Total Vote (voter registration and election management system), all connected through the ePulse centralized election management interface that provides real-time data transfer, audit capabilities, and voter history accuracy. In the November 2024 Presidential Election, 36 million voters across 29 states, equivalent to one in four voters, checked in using the Poll Pad.

KNOWiNK operates a direct enterprise field-sales model, selling quote-based, multi-year contracts directly to government election offices at the county and state level. Procurement flows through government budgets and state funding allocations, and the company provides hands-on implementation, training, and deployment support. According to the 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey, KNOWiNK is the #1 ranked electronic poll book provider, used by 61% of jurisdictions that report using a commercial system. In 2024, the company's Poll Pad Version 3.6 became the first-in-the-nation electronic poll book to receive certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) under the Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Certification Program (VEPBCR 1.0), establishing a regulatory lead in a previously uncertified category.

The company has scaled from 3 founding employees to 150-155 team members, primarily based in St. Louis with strategically distributed field-support staff. KNOWiNK relocated its headquarters from Downtown West to Creve Coeur, Missouri in March 2023 and acquired South Dakota-based BPro in February 2021 to expand regional presence. The company is privately held, family-owned, and has not pursued institutional venture funding beyond a $50,000 Arch Grants seed in 2013, indicating self-funded growth from operations. The leadership team includes founder/CEO Scott Leiendecker, President and COO Brock Killen, CTO Jason Tice, and Principal Architect Dave Finlay.

Name

KNOW iNK

Legal name

KNOWiNK Scientific Inc.

Website

https://knowink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

KNOWiNK is a St. Louis-based, family-owned election technology company that provides iPad-based electronic poll book systems (Poll Pad) and related election management software (Poll Print, Total Vote) to U.S. county and state government election offices, holding 61% market share among commercial e-poll book providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electronic Poll Book Hardware and Software: Sale of Poll Pad devices and associated software licensing for electronic voter check-in at polling locations. Hardware includes iPad-based tablets configured for election administration use.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

KNOWiNK provides electronic poll book hardware and software solutions for U.S. government election administration. Its flagship product, the Poll Pad, is an iPad-based electronic poll book that replaces paper poll books for voter check-in and verification at polling locations. The integrated product suite also includes Poll Print for on-demand ballot printing and Total Vote for voter registration and election management, all unified by the ePulse centralized election management interface.

Product overview

KNOWiNK is an election technology company offering a unified product suite comprising three integrated solutions. The flagship product is Poll Pad, an electronic poll book system (v.3.6) for voter check-in and verification, complemented by Poll Print for on-demand ballot printing and Total Vote for election management and voter registration. These products work together to provide end-to-end election administration capabilities, from voter check-in to ballot printing to election night reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poll Pad: America's most trusted electronic poll book system for voter verification and check-in at polling locations.
• Poll Print
• Total Vote

Products and services

• Poll Pad iPad-based electronic poll book that streamlines voter check-in and verification at polling locations, replacing outdated paper poll books. Features ePulse for centralized election management, real-time data transfer, audit capabilities, and improved voter history accuracy. Designed for use by county and state election administrators.
• Poll Print Secure, high-quality paper ballot printing system that provides election officials with the right quantity of ballots for every election, enabling vote center implementations and on-demand ballot printing at polling locations. Designed for government election offices.
• Total Vote Comprehensive voter registration and election management system that ensures the accuracy and integrity of election information, including election night reporting capabilities. Built for government election administrators managing voter rolls and full election workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36 million voters checked in using Poll Pad in November 2024 Presidential Election (one in four voters)
• +3 more outcomes

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Technology focussed Yes

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bexar County, TexascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Bexar County adopted KNOWiNK's Poll Pad electronic pollbook system to enhance voting accessibility. The system includes dedicated equipment for Deaf access and curbside voters, expanding accessibility for voters with hearing impairments and mobility challenges.
• Dallas County, TexascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2025Dallas County, America's eighth-largest county, partnered with KNOWiNK for Poll Pad implementation. KNOWiNK provided 4,500 Poll Pads and deployed in under two months. The partnership successfully processed over 115,000 voters in Dallas County's first election using the technology.
• Georgia Secretary of State Brad RaffenspergercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger cited KNOWiNK's partnership as a critical step in accomplishing the goal of eliminating wait times across Georgia. Poll Pad is the first electronic poll book certified by the EAC.
• Nevada Secretary of State Francisco V. AguilarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNevada Secretary of State Francisco V. Aguilar endorsed KNOWiNK's EAC certification as a major milestone in strengthening election integrity nationwide. Nevada is committed to innovation and enhancing the voting experience with KNOWiNK as a partner.

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Direct peers

• Hart InterCivic: Hart InterCivic offers Verity, a competing electronic poll book used by U.S. counties and states. It directly overlaps with Poll Pad on the e-poll book buying decision, serving the same government election-official customer base.
• Tenex Software Solutions: Tenex's Precinct Central is one of the named commercial electronic poll book providers in the 2024 EAVS that competes directly with Poll Pad for county- and state-level contracts.
• VR Systems: VR Systems provides electronic poll book software (currently operated within Runbeck Election Services) and is a head-to-head competitor to KNOWiNK in state and county election offices.

Broad incumbents

• Election Systems & Software (ES&S): ES&S is the largest U.S. election technology vendor offering voting machines, poll books, and election management. It overlaps with KNOWiNK on the poll book buying decision while also selling adjacent hardware and software.
• Dominion Voting Systems: Dominion provides end-to-end election systems including vote-capture devices and election management software. It competes with KNOWiNK in jurisdictions seeking a single-vendor election stack.
• Scytl: Scytl is a global election technology vendor offering electronic voting and election-night reporting software. It is comparable on the international side of the same election technology category where KNOWiNK operates domestically.

Emerging players

• Runbeck Election Services: Runbeck acquired VR Systems' e-poll book business and now markets an e-poll book solution directly competitive with Poll Pad, targeting similar county- and state-level election offices.
• ClearBallot: ClearBallot provides election auditing and vote-tabulation technology; while focused on tabulation rather than check-in, it competes for portions of the same election administration budget KNOWiNK targets.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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