Dominion, which is owned by a New York private equity firm, has accused the news network of spreading false narratives about its election technology.
If not for the 2020 election, most people would not have heard of Dominion Voting Systems, an elections technology company that John Poulos started out of his basement in Canada more than two decades ago. Ballot Paper Counting Machine
But in the days and weeks after the election, former President Donald J. Trump and many of his allies accused the company of perpetrating election fraud. Dominion then filed a slew of defamation lawsuits against public figures and news networks, accusing them of spreading the false narratives and exposing its employees to harassment. The company’s case against Fox News is scheduled to go to trial this week. Judge Eric M. Davis, who is presiding over the case, said on Monday that he was delaying the trial by a day, until Tuesday. He did not cite a reason.
Here is what we know about the company, from its private equity owner in New York to its powerful perch in the nation’s elections industry.
Dominion became one of the largest providers of election technology in the United States by selling, licensing and maintaining products such as its Democracy Suite software and ImageCast voting and tabulation machines. During the 2020 election, the company served 28 states, including many swing states, as well as Puerto Rico.
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