""As of today, Dominion is gone," read the first line of a press release that seemed to many readers to lean into the unfounded rumors that have swirled around the company (and led to hundreds of millions of dollars in defamation settlements) since Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election. "We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections," Leiendecker wrote in a public letter posted on the website for his new company, Liberty Vote."
"But in private, when speaking to the company's county election official customers, the messaging has been different, raising the question of how much the company plans to change. "Feel assured that Liberty Vote shares the same values as Dominion," company representatives in Georgia, which has a statewide contract with the company, wrote in an email that NPR reviewed that was sent to counties after the sale was announced. "Same team, same support, different name.""
Scott Leiendecker bought Dominion Voting Systems and rebranded it as Liberty Vote while publicly claiming a transformation and pledging to restore faith in American elections. Public statements declared Dominion 'gone' and promised to 'turn the page' and restore trust. Privately, company communications to county election officials emphasized continuity: 'Same team, same support, different name.' Leiendecker highlighted his long record in elections and his voter check-in company KNOWiNK's ubiquity. State and local election officials received reassurances and coordinated calls, leaving unresolved how much operational or personnel change will occur under the new ownership.
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