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Voters fill out their ballot during early voting at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Posted at 6:29 AM, Jun 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-01 11:10:44-04
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The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that Stark County must purchase voting machines from a company baselessly accused by the former president and his allies of rigging an election.
The dispute traces back to the Stark County Board of Electionsâ December 2020 directive to the county commission to purchase its new machinery from Dominion Voting Systems.
“It’s unfortunate that conspiracy theories which have proven to be false have apparently more influence on the Commissioners’ office than the professionals at the Board of Elections."
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