# The St. Louisan who bought America’s most controversial voting machines

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Podcast: [The Arch City Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-arch-city-report-7149163)
Published: 2026-01-01T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/feature/arch-city-report/2025
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## Resource

Earlier this year, Dominion Voting Systems, the company that won more than $800 million in settlements from lawsuits against 2020 election deniers, was acquired by a St. Louisan. This week, we talk to the buyer of the company to learn why he’s still raising issues of trust and transparency in marketing the newly renamed company.

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