GOP Lawmakers Worry About China Ties of Election Software Company Accused of Stealing Data

Criminal charges in California against the chief executive of a software company said to be tied to China have sparked national concerns about election security. Eugene Yu, founder and president of the election software company Konnech Inc., was arrested by local police in Michigan in connection with an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information for election workers in Los Angeles County. "Allegations that the personal data of election workers was criminally mishandled by a company involved in the administration of elections raise deep concerns both for the privacy of Americans and for the integrity of our elections," Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N. Y., co-chairman of the House Election Integrity Caucus, told The Daily Signal in a written statement. Konnech had a $2.9 million, five-year contract to supply and maintain the software used in managing Los Angeles County election poll workers. Konnech, based in Michigan, develops software to manage election logistics such as scheduling poll workers. At the top of its landing page, the website says: "Streamline your election management process and save your staff time and money with our industry leading software products." For nearly 20 years we have been refining our software solutions based on the feedback and advice from the election managers we partner with and can confidently say that our technology is among the most effective, nuanced, and cost-saving in the industry.