"Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories from President Donald Trump and his supporters since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official, the new company announced Thursday. The newly formed company, Liberty Vote, also vowed to follow the executive order Trump signed last spring seeking sweeping changes to election policies that multiple judges have put on hold for violating the Constitution."
"KNOWiNK, a St. Louis-based provider of electronic poll books that allow election officials to confirm voter information, announced the deal and the name change. In a possible nod to a groundless conspiracy theory that linked Dominion to the late Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, the release highlighted that the company would become "100% American-owned." The announcement also quotes KNOWiNK's owner, former St. Louis elections director Scott Leiendecker, as vowing to provide "election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency," one of the longtime demands of election conspiracy theorists."
Dominion Voting Systems was acquired by Liberty Vote after St. Louis-based KNOWiNK announced the deal and name change. Liberty Vote is led by former St. Louis elections director Scott Leiendecker and said it will prioritize paper-based transparency and reintroduce hand-marked paper ballots. The new company pledged to follow President Trump's executive order on voting procedures, although judges have blocked the order as beyond presidential authority. The release emphasized the company would be "100% American-owned." Dominion was previously a frequent target of false conspiracy theories following the 2020 election, and its former CEO confirmed the sale.
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