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Ohio Supreme Court Sides With County Board Of Elections In Case Clouded By Dominion Conspiracy Theory COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 03: Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at a polling station at the Congregation Aguda Achim in Bexley on November 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. After a record-breaking early voting turnou. COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 03: Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at a polling station at the Congregation Aguda Achim in Bexley on November 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
A poll worker sanitizes a voting machine on Nov. 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. Conspiracy theories floated by former President Donald Trump about equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems has led local officials in one Ohio County to slow down the purchase of new Dominion machines. Matthew Hatcher / Getty Images
Originally published on March 3, 2021 11:37 am
A conspiracy theory sown by former President Donald Trump and his allies to cast doubt on his loss last year has trickled down to county-level politics, impeding one Ohio county s ability to purchase new voting equipment ahead of local elections this year.
The theory falsely claims voting machines made by a company called Dominion changed votes to swing the election in favor of now-President Biden. Multiple audits and recounts in states and counties that used the company s equipment confirmed that the machines accurately recorded the vote totals last November.
A poll worker sanitizes a voting machine on Nov. 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. Conspiracy theories floated by former President Donald Trump about equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems has led local officials in one Ohio County to slow down the purchase of new Dominion machines. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images
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A poll worker sanitizes a voting machine on Nov. 3, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio. Conspiracy theories floated by former President Donald Trump about equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems has led local officials in one Ohio County to slow down the purchase of new Dominion machines. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images