[68], For similar legal actions see Smartmatic defamation lawsuits, On December 22, 2020, lawyers representing Eric Coomer, Dominion's director of product strategy and security (who had been forced to go into hiding due to death threats), filed a defamation lawsuit on his behalf in the state of Colorado. [2] Its name derives from the Dominion Elections Act. Dominion claims in a $1.6-billion . The system will also generate reports in Excel, Word and .pdf format, including total number of ballots printed and ballot style. And they are therefore subject to criticism in the exact same ways that the government would be subject to criticism in that situation. [1] This equipment includes the DVS ImageCast Evolution (ICE), ImageCast X (ICX), and ImageCast Central (ICC). Ballot inspection allows users to review ballots with exceptional conditions and either accept or resolve the ballot according to state laws. When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type. If what they are saying is true, our state has blown this election," the man said. [48] The affected municipalities extended voting times to compensate for the glitch; most prominently, the city of Greater Sudbury, the largest city impacted by the cap, extended voting for a full 24hours and announced no election results until the evening of October 23. [11][12][13][14] In January 2021, Dominion filed defamation lawsuits against former Trump campaign lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, seeking $1.3 billion in damages from each. "[78] Carone had alleged in testimony that "Everything that happened at that [Detroit ballot counting facility] was fraud. [61], The disinformation campaign against Dominion led to their employees being stalked, harassed, and receiving death threats. Fox News host Howard Kurtz, who anchors a weekly show on the media industry, said he has been told not to cover the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems. [96], In an April 2022 article focusing on the case, Forbes noted that there could be additional lawsuits filed by Dominion which "has identified more than 150 people as potential targets of litigation. [32], Dominion is the second-largest seller of voting machines in the United States. (He along with L. Lin Wood had worked alongside Powell challenging the election results of 2020 in what are sometimes referred to as the "Kraken" cases. [Murdoch told him] 'Sorry Jared, there is nothing I can do. The deposition was set to begin on December 5 and "will continue from day to day (Sundays and holidays excluded) until complete, unless otherwise agreed. Outside of Staple Street Capital and the Dominion's CEO, noinvestor owns more than a 5% stake of the company. [46][47], Dominion's architecture was also widely used in the 2018 Ontario municipal elections on October 22, 2018, particularly for online voting. Dominion Voting Systems is not messing around. In its own filing made public on Monday, Fox argued that its coverage of statements by Trump and his lawyers were inherently newsworthy and that Dominions extreme interpretation of defamation law would stop the media in its tracks. Last week, political blogs started reporting about concerns that billionaire George Soros owned a company that manufactures voting machines used in 16 states, including . "[69], On October 7, 2021, CNN reported that after examining over 2,000 pages of documents provided to the court, that they had found that in sworn depositions to the court Giuliani stated that he had spent less than an hour reviewing allegations against Coomer and "didn't have the time"[70] to fact check them before taking them public in a November 19, 2020 press conference where he called Coomer "a vicious, vicious man" who is "close to Antifa" and is "completely warped and he specifically says that they're going to fix this election. The company's offerings include vote tabulators, direct-recording electronic (DRE) machines, voter registration and election management systems, ballot-marking devices, electronic poll books, Ballot on Demand printing services, and absentee voting-by-mail . Fox News host Howard Kurtz, who anchors a weekly show on the media industry, said he has been told not to cover the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems. D-U-N-S NUMBER: 20-692-1780 1.10. In that case Fox settled the case before Hannity could be deposed. "[79][80], Dominion sent My Pillow CEO and Trump supporter Mike Lindell a letter in January 2021 stating, "you have positioned yourself as a prominent leader of the ongoing misinformation campaign" and that "litigation regarding these issues is imminent". "[96] It also reported that Dominion has "sent letters to preserve evidence and warning of potential litigation to right-wing figures including pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood and Melissa Carone, who Giuliani has promoted as a witness to supposed voter fraud efforts. [41] New Brunswick used Dominion's 763tabulator machines in the 2014 provincial elections. Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire owner of Fox News, has acknowledged some of the network's . The display can be adjusted with contrast and zoom functions that automatically reset at the end of the session. ATI is a hand-held controller that coordinates with headphones and connects directly to the ICE. Beyond this video, other posts on social media have linkedChvezand Dominion. [60], Powell also asserted she had an affidavit from a former Venezuelan military official, a portion of which she posted on Twitter without a name or signature, who asserted that Dominion voting machines would print a paper ballot showing who a voter had selected, but change the vote inside the machine. LANSING The CEO of Dominion Voting Systems told Michigan lawmakers Tuesday his company has been targeted in "a dangerous and reckless disinformation campaign," and rebutted allegations . Despite motions by the defendants to dismiss the lawsuits, judges ruled that the cases against Fox News, Lindell, and MyPillow could proceed. Dominion Voting Systems ImageCast Evolution. The company develops proprietary software in-house and sells electronic voting hardware and software, including voting machines and tabulators, in the U.S. and Canada and employs a development team in its Serbian office. Newly released court documents reveal that Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire owner of Fox News, acknowledged under oath that several Fox News hosts endorsed Donald Trumps lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Court filings in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against the cable news network reveal that senior Fox figures people like owner Rupert Murdoch and primetime host Sean Hannity . [58] Trump attorney Sidney Powell promoted the allegations on Lou Dobbs's Fox Business program two days after the election, and again two days later on Maria Bartiromo's program, claiming to have "evidence that that is exactly what happened." [17][18], In court documents, Dominion's legal team, out of "professional courtesy", stated that they would not oppose the request of Powell's legal team for more time to prepare, but noted that she had "evaded service of process for weeks", forcing them to "incur unnecessary expenses" to serve her with the lawsuit. Staple Street Capital is currently investing out of a$265 millionprivate equity fund and typically seeks to invest$20 million - $75 millionof equity per transaction. The main claim in the post is FALSE, based on our research. "Noforeign national directly or indirectly owns or controls the company," the statement reads. More information: www.staplestreetcapital.com. The ImageCast Evolution is a precinct-based optical scan tabulator. Recounts were held in 7 of 49 ridings and the results were upheld with variations of 13votes per candidate per riding. Topline. [96], The next day, district judge Carl J. Nichols denied motions by Lindell, Powell, and Giuliani to dismiss the lawsuits against them. That has led to calls for ES&S and its competitors, Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems and Austin, Texas-based Hart Intercivic, to reveal details about their ownership and the origins of the . [42] There were some problems with the reporting of tabulator counts after the election, and at 10:45p.m. Election Systems & Software (ES&S) is an Omaha, Nebraska-based company that manufactures and sells voting machine equipment and services. [27][28], Poulos, President and CEO of Dominion, has a BSc in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from INSEAD. [3], Dominion produces electronic voting machines, which allow voters to cast their votes electronically as well as optical scanning devices used to tabulate paper ballots. [83] The suit against Powell had been filed on January 8, 2021, but those employed by Dominion were only able to serve her the summons on January 28, 2021. "[102], Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis, on June 6, 2022, denied a motion from Newsmax to dismiss Dominion's case against them. It's not just that the company has sued Fox News for $1.6 billion arguing that the company's promotion of Donald Trump's Big Lie also meant . Rupert Murdoch, the conservative media mogul, spoke under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems. Senator Steve Daines and five Republican state attorney generals (including Ken Paxton and Patrick Morrisey), DirecTV dropped One America News (OAN) from its channel lineup on April 5, 2022. [50] Trump persisted in the claims, citing the pro-Trump OANN media outlet, which itself claimed to cite a report from Edison Research, an election monitoring group. Should we care? [124], In early December 2022, the Delaware Superior Court filed notice that Lachlan Murdoch would be deposed under oath at a Los Angeles law firm. [115] According to Kushner, he spoke to Rupert Murdoch on election night 2020 after Fox News reported that the electoral votes for Arizona had been won by Joe Biden. The details were included in a trove of private communications unearthed by lawyers and contained in a redacted brief filed Thursday by Dominion Voting Systems. While Sean Hannity pushed that narrative on his prime-time show, he allegedly wrote that Trump was acting like an insane person. '"[115][116], The New York Times, on August 13, 2022, noted that there had been no movement towards settlement from either Dominion or Fox, and both "are deep into document discovery, combing through years of each other's emails and text messages, and taking depositions". Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox and its TV networks is heating up. In accord with this action, they were to seek a deposition from former Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar. Following an onslaught of misinformation about the software company's reliability, Dominion released a statementthat includes information about the company's ownership, as well as facts that debunk various other conspiracies. [117] Citing sources at Fox News, speaking under condition of anonymity, they reported "Anchors and executives have been preparing for depositions and have been forced to hand over months of private emails and text messages to Dominion. from 8 AM - 9 PM ET. An activation card is required for use, which is provided by a poll worker. More information: www.dominionvoting.com. Dominion also provides ballot tabulation and voting systems for Canada's major party leadership elections, including those of the Liberal Party of Canada, the Conservative Party of Canada, and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. . Lindell told The New York Times, "I would really welcome them to sue me because I have all the evidence against them". Dominion Voting Systems Corp (Canada) owns 100% of Dominion Voting Systems, Inc (US Subsidiary). The day after Dominion Voting Systems released its latest revelatory court filing as part of its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox, a radio caller had some questions. "Dominion and other voting system manufacturers submit extensive company disclosures to federal and state authorities as terms of product testing and system certification.". [29] Hoover, Vice President, has an MSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta.[30]. Dominion Voting Systems is out for blood in its defamation case against Fox News. 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[32], Mobile Ballot Printing operates in conjunction with the EMS, which creates printable ballot images in .pdf format including tints and watermarks. In preparing for this November's election, the . [49], Following the 2020 United States presidential election, Donald Trump, his attorneys, and other right-wing personalities amplified the unfounded rumors originated by the proponents of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory that Dominion Voting Systems had been compromised, supposedly resulting in millions of votes intended for Trump either being deleted or going to rival Joe Biden. This was seen by legal reporters as "an indication that Fox News expects to go to trial". After the polls close, results from the encrypted memory cards of each ICE tabulator can be transferred and uploaded to the central system to tally and report the results. The machine has audio capability for up to ten languages, as required by the U.S. Department of Justice, and includes a 19" full-color screen for visual operation, audio and visual marking interfaces and Audio-Tactile Interface (ATI). In December 2020 and January 2021, Fox News, Fox Business, Newsmax, and the American Thinker withdrew allegations they had reported about Dominion and Smartmatic after one or both companies threatened legal action for defamation. 5G telecom, drones also at risk of supply-chain threats. [70] She also admitted to Coomer's lawyers that her claim that he had been "recorded in a conversation with antifa members, saying that he had the election rigged for Mr. Biden," was mistaken as there was no such recording. As an example they pointed to how Fox News had settled in 2020 after the parents of Seth Rich sued due to Hannity and other Fox personnel trying to link his death to an email hack. [20][21], Dominion Voting Systems Corporation was founded in 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by John Poulos and James Hoover. [102] Nichols ruled Lindell's claims were groundless and frivolous, and partially granted Smartmatic's motion for sanctions and fees against Lindell and his legal team for filing the suit, with the amount to be decided later. ES&S had just acquired Premier from Diebold and was required to sell off Premier by the United States Department of Justice over anti-trust concerns. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning), Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy, Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American. Her attorney Howard Kleinhendler denied she had tried to evade service, noting that she travels a lot and "has had to take extra precautions concerning her security, which may have made serving her more difficult. Rupert said he would look into the issue, and minutes later, he called back. In a nearly 200-page document filed as part of its billion-dollar defamation suit against the network, Dominion Voting Systems shared emails, . President-elect Joe Biden officially secured the presidency after the Electoral College met to give him and Vice President-elect Harris 306 votes. I would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it in hindsight, Murdoch said in the deposition, the New York Times reported on Monday. Fox News continues to be exposed for the dishonest organization that it is this time, with the help of its billionaire owner. "[8], During the 2021 German federal election, the Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy found that accusations of Dominion engaging in voter fraud were common among German far-right users of Telegram, despite the company's technology not being used in German elections. Murdoch also said he could have given the order for Fox News not to platform Trumps lawyers. The ATI device has raised keys with tactile function, includes the headphone jack and a T-coil coupling, and has a T4 rating for interference. [15][16] Both lawsuits accused Powell and Giuliani of waging a "viral disinformation campaign" against the company involving "demonstrably false" claims. Dominion products have been increasingly used in the United States in recent years. [108][109] In response to the development, a spokesperson for Fox News stated: "We are confident we will prevail as freedom of the press is foundational to our democracy and must be protected, in addition to the damages claims being outrageous, unsupported and not rooted in sound financial analysis, serving as nothing more than a flagrant attempt to deter our journalists from doing their jobs. [7][9] On November 12, 2020, CISA released a statement that confirmed "there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised." [14][15], After questions about the reliability of the company's systems surfaced during the election, Edward Perez, an election technology expert at the Open Source Election Technology Institute stated, "Many of the claims being asserted about Dominion and questionable voting technology is misinformation at best and, in many cases, they're outright disinformation. Fox News hosts Jeanine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo had also been outspoken about the allegations, and both their programs aired the same video segment over the following two days. [81], Under threat of litigation, on January 15, 2021, the conservative online magazine American Thinker published a retraction of stories it published asserting that Dominion engaged in a conspiracy to rig the election, acknowledging, "these statements are completely false and have no basis in fact". Fox targeted Dominion's private-equity owner in an unredacted counterclaim to Dominion's request . Dominion provides election equipment and software to 28 states, including many of the swing states on which Trump has focused his post-election ire. In previous court filings, attorneys for Dominion have argued that Fox News hosts ridiculed Trumps false claims of a stolen election while promoting those lies on television. The letter to Carone asserted that, despite Carone presenting herself as a Dominion insider, she was "hired through a staffing agency for one day to clean glass on machines and complete other menial tasks." ", "How 66 voters could have cost Maxime Bernier the Conservative leadership", "Internet Voting: The Canadian Municipal Experience", "Elections NB testing hundreds of tabulators for municipal elections", "Liberals win majority in N.B. [53][54] Giuliani also falsely asserted that Dominion voting machines sent their voting data to Smartmatic at foreign locations and that it is a "radical-left" company with connections to antifa. Causes of rejection include a blank ballot, an overvoted ballot, and unclear marks. [31], ImageCast X is described as an accessible ballot-marking device that allows a voter to use various methods to input their choices. Dominions motion for summary judgment was replete with emails and statements in which Murdoch and other top Fox executives say the claims made about Dominion on air were false part of the voting machine companys effort to prove the network either knew the statements it aired were false or recklessly disregarded their accuracy. Elections New Brunswick officially suspended the results reporting count with 17 ridings still undeclared. Dominion was foundedin Canada in 2003, and the company's majority owner is Staple Street Capital, which is based in New York City. Dominion Voting CEO and President John Poulos said, "Our senior management team is extremely pleased to partner with Staple Street Capital, which has a proven track record of successfully investing in growing mid-size businesses. "[117] Looking for connections to the Venezuelan dictator who died in 2013, lawyers for Fox in court filings have asked Dominion to turn over any internal communications going back over a decade that include any of the words "Hugo", "Chavez", "tampered", "backdoor", "stolen", or "Trump". [119], Dominion's lawyer, Mary Kathryn Sammons, told a Federal court on September 16, 2022, that Mike Lindell was still repeating the same baseless claims against the company: "The problem here is the lawsuit is based on the public figures making very public lies about Dominion. Despite a rash of unsubstantiated claims lobbed against his company, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, John Poulos, has remained largely silent. ", Staple Street Capital co-founder and Managing Director Hootan Yaghoobzadeh said, "John Poulos and his team have done an excellent job of building Dominion Voting into one of the most trusted providers of voting solutions in North America. GROSS ANNUAL SALES FOR THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS: $51.6 (2010) And criticism of how the government conducted a presidential election is the highest bar protecting the First Amendment right to criticize such action. [3] The company maintains headquarters in Toronto and in Denver, Colorado. [69] The filing stated that the "false and baseless" claims against him have caused "immense injury to Dr. Coomer's reputation, professional standing, safety, and privacy. In addition to scanning and tabulating marked paper ballots, the ImageCast Evolution is also a ballot-marking device for voters with disabilities. Michigan Circuit Court judge Timothy Kenny had previously ruled that an affidavit Carone had filed was "simply not credible. [15] The suit against Giuliani is based on more than fifty statements by Giuliani made on his podcast, at legislative hearings, on Twitter, and in conservative media, and alleges that Giuliani made false statements about the company in an attempt to earn money from legal fees and through his podcast. [103] On June 21, 2022, Judge Davis also denied Fox Corporation's motion to dismiss the suit by Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion Voting Systems Corporation was founded in 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by John Poulos and James Hoover. [104][105] Dominion also pointed out that Murdoch's other media outlets The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post condemned the conspiracy theory, and urged Trump to concede, which the court held supported "a reasonable inference that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch either knew Dominion had not manipulated the election or at least recklessly disregarded the truth", and therefore should be subject to factual discovery. "[117] Among the current and former Fox personnel who have given or were set to give depositions in August were Steve Doocy, Dana Perino, and Shepard Smith. [73] Powell, who had asserted there was a recording of Coomer saying this, acknowledged in a July 2021 deposition that no such recording existed. Dominion filed the lawsuit months after the 2020 presidential election . [6], The company was subjected to extensive attention following the 2020 election, in which then-president Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden, with Trump and various surrogates promoting conspiracy theories, which falsely alleged that Dominion was part of an international cabal that stole the election from Trump, and that it used its voting machines to transfer millions of votes that had been cast for Trump instead to Biden. [64][65] Eric Coomer, Dominion's director of product strategy and security, went into hiding soon after the election due to fear for his and his family's safety. The host further acknowledged that Smartmatic is not owned by any foreign entity, nor is it connected to George Soros, as had been alleged. It uses light pressure switches and may be equipped with a pneumatic switch, commonly known as "sip-n-puff", or a set of paddles. Dominion Voting Systems (DVS) sells electronic voting systems hardware and software, including voting machines and tabulators, in the United States and Canada. [117], In mid-August 2022, documents from the Dauphin County prothonotary's office revealed that Dominion plans to subpoena the Pennsylvania Department of State for records related to its case against Fox News. The claim: China invested $400 million in Dominion Voting Systems. Staple Street bought Dominion Voting Systems for an undisclosed amount in July 2018. Forget about any judgment. The software allows for various settings, including cumulative voting, where voters can apply multiple votes on one or more candidates, and Ranked Order Voting, where voters rank candidates in order of choice and the system shifts votes as candidates are eliminated. A Dec. 7 Facebook post states Dominion Voting Systems a voting machine and software company whose technology is used by dozens of states and municipalities and that has been under attack by conservatives since Election Day has ties to China, based on a recent financial . )[111][112][113][114], Media outlets such as the Guardian mentioned the lawsuit against Fox News in late July, when excerpts of Jared Kushner's book Breaking History were released. But I didnt, he said. Lead Stories, Dec. 21, Fact Check: President-Elect Joe Biden's Sister Is NOT Married To Dominion Voting Systems' Owner Snopes, Dec. 14, No, Joe Biden's Nephew Doesn't Own Dominion Voting Systems Inc. and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation are wholly owned subsidiaries of US Dominion, Inc.11 Defendant Fox is a Delaware LLC with its principal place of business in New York.12 AP'S ASSESSMENT: False. [51] Edison Research said that they did not write such a report, and that they had "no evidence of any voter fraud". Hugo Chvez did not found Dominion Voting Systems, nor does his family own a stake of the company. [14], After Dominion filed the lawsuit against Powell, OANN removed all references to Dominion and Smartmatic from its website without issuing public retractions. . Reuters reported that a Fox spokesperson said that Dominions view of defamation law would prevent journalists from basic reporting. [120], It was announced on October 3, 2022, that the Supreme Court of the United States had declined Mike Lindell's appeal against Judge Carl Nichols' ruling; allowing Dominion's case to proceed. The video also makes another false claimabout Arizona's election integrity, saying that election officials"did not signature verify 1.9 million Maricopa County ballots.". [84][85] Six days later, Dominion filed defamation lawsuits against My Pillow and Lindell. John Bazemore/AP. 3) Dominion Voting Systems Inc. was founded in Canada in 2003 and incorporated in the United States on July 7, 2009. The ICE will also mark ballots for voters with disabilities using an attached accessibility device that enables all voters to cast votes with paper ballots on the same machine. According to redacted filings by Dominion Voting Systems on Monday, Murdoch said that he regretted "not being stronger in denouncing" the claims of election fraud. CLAIM: Dominion Voting Systems, one of the most widely used election technology firms in the United States, is owned by the company Smartmatic through an intermediary company called Indra.
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