<div style="text-align:center;"><a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Revision:%20Politics%2FDominion%20Voting%20Systems%20-%2020260302211951" style="border:1px solid #555; padding:4px 12px; border-radius:4px; color:#a89ee8; text-decoration:none; font-size:0.9em; background-color:#2a2a2a; box-shadow: 0 8px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30);">📩 Submit a Revision/Addition</a></div> <br> --- **Dominion Voting Systems Corporation** is a company that develops and sells electronic voting hardware and software, including voting machines and tabulators. It operates in both the United States and Canada and became a major player in election technology following key acquisitions in 2010. ## Overview - **Founded**: 2002 by John Poulos and James Hoover - **Headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - **U.S. Office**: Denver, Colorado - **Employees**: Develops software in-house with teams in the U.S. and Serbia ## Acquisitions and Growth - Acquired **Premier Election Solutions** (formerly Diebold Election Systems) in May 2010 - Acquired **Sequoia Voting Systems** in June 2010 - These moves made Dominion the **second-largest** supplier of voting machines in the U.S. ## U.S. Election Use - Used in **28 U.S. states** during the 2020 presidential election, including swing states like Georgia and Wisconsin - Faced **baseless claims** of election fraud after the 2020 election - Allegations were **debunked** by election officials, cybersecurity experts, and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ## Legal Response - Dominion filed multiple **defamation lawsuits** in response to false claims, seeking $1.6 billion in damages from: - Fox News - Newsmax - OANN - Sidney Powell - Rudy Giuliani - Mike Lindell - Patrick Byrne - **Fox News settled** in April 2023 for **$787.5 million** ## Canadian Operations - Supplies **optical scan paper ballot systems** for provincial elections in Ontario and New Brunswick - Also used in **party leadership elections** for the Liberal Party and Conservative Party of Canada ## Leadership - **John Poulos** – President and CEO - BSc in Electrical Engineering (University of Toronto) - MBA (INSEAD) - **James Hoover** – Vice President - MSc in Mechanical Engineering (University of Alberta) ## Summary Dominion Voting Systems plays a central role in North American elections, providing secure and efficient voting technology. It has been at the center of post-2020 election controversy but remains a major force in the voting systems industry. [More on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Voting_Systems)