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Monday, November 23, 2020

Chinese parts, hidden ownership, growing scrutiny: Inside America's biggest maker of voting machines

Chinese parts, hidden ownership, growing scrutiny: Inside America's biggest maker of voting machines

Questions about who owns the major voting machine manufacturers have followed the industry for years. The issue took on greater urgency after the FBI disclosed in July 2018 that a Russian oligarch had invested in a Maryland election services firm. Officials in Maryland and North Carolina have started questioning voting machine makers about potential foreign ownership. Because it is privately owned, ES&S is not legally obligated to reveal its ownership or any other details about its finances, although Burt did confirm that the company generated about $100 million in sales last year.

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