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**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** ā President and CEO
- BSc in Electrical Engineering (University of Toronto)
- MBA (INSEAD)
- **James Hoover** ā 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)