What does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean? For now, not much.
The sale of Dominion Voting Systems the election technology company that Trump allies aggressively targeted with false claims about the 2020 election took state and local election officials by surprise last week.
An announcement from the new owner, led by former Republican election official Scott Leiendecker, described the acquisition as a bold and historic move to transform and improve election integrity in America. It echoed language used by President Donald Trump and other conservatives who have questioned the security of elections and voting machines, including calls for hand-marked paper ballots.
But for now, the sale appears to be more of a rebranding than a revolution. Dominion is operating under the name of its new owner, called Liberty Vote. State election officials say they have now been told no staff changes, contract terminations, or product overhauls are expected.
Once we took a step back and took a deep breath, we realized not much was changing, said Matt Crane, director of the Colorado Clerks Association, who organized a call between Leiendecker and the states many election officials to address their concerns.
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/10/17/dominion-voting-systems-sold-to-liberty-vote-scott-leiendecker/