Dominion Voting Systems, the voting technology company that was at the center of controversy and false stolen-election claims following President Trump’s 2020 defeat, has been sold and will be renamed Liberty Vote, its new ownership announced Thursday.
Dominion was sold to Scott Leyendecker, the former Republican director of elections for the city of St. Louis, who went on to found the company. KNOWINKThe the biggest Provider of electronic poll books across the United States who has testified before Congress about voting systems. He is the sole private owner of the newly-formed Liberty Vote, and in a deal finalized in late September, he financed it privately.
This sale brings the company under full American control. Dominion was headquartered in Canada.
The sale amount was not disclosed. private equity firm Staple Street Capital bought Three-quarters of Dominion for $38 million in 2018.
The company’s defamation lawsuits against media outlets over 2020 election claims resulted in major multi-million settlements, including a $787 million settlement with Fox News, a $67 million settlement with Newsmax and a confidential settlement with former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
A release cited Leyendecker’s 25 years of experience as an election expert, saying his mission is to restore public confidence in the electoral process through secure voting systems, including the use of hand-marked paper ballots.
“The Liberty Vote signals a new chapter for American elections – one where trust is rebuilt from the ground up,” Leyendecker said in a statement. “Liberty Vote is committed to providing election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency, security and simplicity so voters can be assured that every ballot is filled out correctly and counted fairly.”
Currently, Liberty Vote is separate from KNOWiNK. According to a Liberty Vote official, KNOWiNK and Liberty Vote together will use the system in more than 40 states.
A release said Liberty Vote is committed to in-house staffing and software development; Taking advantage of hand-marked paper ballots that enable President Trump’s complianceexecutive Orderon paper ballots; Incorporating rigorous third-party auditing standards; and designing simplified transparent systems.
