Dominion Voting Systems was a company at the center of election manipulation concerns during the 2020 elections. It defended the accuracy of its machines, its own integrity, and sued multiple defendants for defamation when they criticized.
It obtained a settlement in the range of $700 million from Fox News over the issue, and in the past few weeks frantically has been settling other cases, mostly for hidden terms.
On Thursday, the company was sold.
“As of today, Dominion is gone,” said a statement from Liberty Vote, the new owner, which claimed its purchase was “a bold and historic move to transform and improve election integrity in America.”
The buyer, known formerly as Knowink, was founded by Scott Leiendecker.
Reports revealed Leiendecker founded his company in 2011 with the creation of the Poll Pad – tech that provides check-in and voter verification procedures.
It has grown to the point it employs more than 150 people with some $55 million in annual revenue.
Leiendecker’s team also recently acquired Election Administrators, another election tech company.
The company said it prioritizes paper ballots, but the exact future for Dominion Voting Systems vote-counting machines remained uncertain, likely the subject of a future announcement by Liberty Vote.
Leiendecker previously had been an election director for the city of St. Louis, where he worked to reform a series of outdated procedures to provide the city when a smoother election process.
Dominion Voting, infamous for their Dominion voting machines, has been sold to a company run by a former Republican election official. Watch how fast Democrats switch up their rhetoric about how trustworthy voting machines are. Maybe we finally get them to support paper ballots?! pic.twitter.com/ymad1KoU0J
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 9, 2025
I’ve been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.
Turns out, it’s been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios. pic.twitter.com/QhrUbjHnSi
— Jacob Shamsian
(@JayShams) October 9, 2025
Update: Dominion Sold for Scrap Because Indictments Expected Soon?
You bet your bippy that we’re reading between the lines here – but with what is surfacing almost daily it’s practically the only reason that makes sense.
Developing … Scott Leiendecker, give us a call if we’re… https://t.co/BgnRmyjmL2 pic.twitter.com/LIH4KdX2c7
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) October 9, 2025
A legacy wire service report explained, “Conservatives and other Trump supporters blamed the company, one of the nation’s top voting machine makers, for the Republican’s loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Many alleged, without evidence, that its systems were easily manipulated. Dominion had provided voting machines for the state of Georgia, a critical battleground that Biden won and which flipped control of the U.S. Senate. The web of conspiracy theories following the 2020 election not only caused headaches for Dominion but also undermined public confidence in U.S. elections, led to calls to ban voting machines and triggered death threats against elections officials.”
ABC reported Dominion systems were used in 27 states in 2024.
The terms of the sale also were not made public right away, but Dominion’s website immediately redirected to Liberty Vote.
A report at UPI revealed Leiendecker said, “Liberty Vote signals a new chapter for American elections — one where trust is built from the ground up. Liberty Vote is committed to delivering election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency, security, and simplicity so that voters can be assured that every ballot is filled-in accurately and fairly counted.”
President Donald Trump also has called for restoration of paper ballots across the country, in addition to requiring voter ID at polling locations, restricted mail-in ballots and more.
“This announcement raises a lot of questions, questions that I’m sure a lot of states with current Dominion contracts are going to want answers to,” said David Becker, of the Center for Election Innovation & Research.