What was Smartmatic’s role in the 2020 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections?
Smartmatic’s involvement in both the 2020 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections was limited to a single jurisdiction: Los Angeles County, California. In both elections, Smartmatic provided Ballot Marking Devices developed as part of the county’s Voting Solutions for All People initiative. That system does not count, tabulate, or store votes.
Smartmatic did not provide hardware, software, or services in either election to any other U.S. jurisdiction, including Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, or Arizona, the states most frequently cited in election controversy claims.
What technology does Smartmatic provide in the U.S.?
In the United States, Smartmatic has provided Ballot Marking Devices to Los Angeles County as part of the county’s Voting Solutions for All People initiative. The system was first deployed in the 2020 presidential election and was used again in 2024.
Ballot Marking Devices are touchscreen machines that allow voters to make their selections and print a human-readable paper ballot, which is then submitted and counted separately by the county’s own systems. The devices support 19 languages and include accessibility features that allow voters with disabilities to cast ballots independently. They do not count, tabulate, or store votes.
Did Smartmatic rig or alter the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election?
No. Smartmatic did not rig or alter the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Its technology was used in only one jurisdiction: Los Angeles County, California. Smartmatic provided ballot marking devices developed for the county’s Voting Solutions for All People initiative. These devices allow voters to mark and print a paper ballot, but they do not count, tabulate, or store votes. Smartmatic’s ballot marking devices are not connected to the internet.
Several pre and post election audits have confirmed that Smartmatic did not rig or alter the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Courts and other public proceedings have also rejected claims that Smartmatic manipulated the 2020 election.
In September 2024, the Superior Court of Delaware partially granted Smartmatic’s motion for summary judgment in the Newsmax action and found that “statements regarding Smartmatic software or voting machines altering the results of the Election are factually false. The reports and investigations conducted by multiple state and federal agencies since the Election universally come to the same result.” After settling with Smartmatic, Newsmax publicly acknowledged that its statements claiming Smartmatic altered or manipulated the election or its results were false. See Newsmax’s official statement here.
In September 2025, a federal judge in Minnesota granted Smartmatic partial summary judgment against Mike Lindell and MyPillow, ruling that several of their statements accusing Smartmatic of rigging the election were false and defamatory. The court also concluded that Smartmatic could not have altered election results in Los Angeles County or elsewhere.
Are Smartmatic and Dominion the same company?
No. Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems are entirely separate, competing companies. They have no ownership ties, no shared software, and no financial or operational relationship of any kind.
The two companies have been consistently conflated in disinformation narratives about the 2020 election. Both companies have publicly stated that they do not collaborate in any way and have no affiliate relationships or financial ties.