Press
1997
October 15
Antonio Mugica forms Software Softer (Bizta) in Caracas, Venezuela
1. https://urru.org/papers/Smartmatic/
2. https://adrianavigilanza.wordpress.com/ (Page 5)
2000
September 7
Florida’s ‘hanging chads’ issue complicates Bush vs Gore balloting
1. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/hanging-chad-or-not-2000-presidential-election
2. https://www.usnews.com/the-legacy-of-hanging-chads
April 11
Smartmatic files in Delaware as American company
1. https://search.sunbiz.org/corporationsearch/SMMT
2. https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch
April 12
Bizta Corp is incorporated in Delaware
1. https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/
2001
June 22
Smartmatic-Bizta Corporation acquires Software Softer and changes name to Bizta R&D in Caracas
1. https://urru.org/papers/Smartmatic/b8af30180010.jpg
2003
January 14
Dominion Voting Systems is created in Canada
1. https://www.dominionvoting.com
2. https://canadasbusinessregistries.ca
June 10
Chavez regime takes 28% of Bizta R&D, maker of Smartmatic software
1. https://adrianavigilanza.wordpress.com/ (Page 20-30)
2. http://www.cne.gov.ve/notideta.asp?id=142
June 17
Heider Garcia begins his nearly 13-year career with Smartmatic, developing SAES in Caracas
1. https://archive.ph/RDXZb
August 25
Jorge Rodríguez heads Venezuela’s National Electoral Council
1. https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/04CARACAS922_
2. https://efectococuyo.com/politica/directivas-cne
October 8
Jorge Rodríguez: Bizta stake will let regime ‘take control’ of Smartmatic software
1. https://web.archive.org/web
2. http://www.cne.gov.ve/notideta.asp (Eliminated)
December 15
Chavez official joins Bizta R&D board to represent regime’s shares
1. https://www.scribd.com/document/Carolyn-B-Maloney-Letter
2. https://web.archive.org/web
3. https://urru.org/Treasury_CarolynMaloney
2004
January 24
SBC Consortium: Smartmatic and Bizta join Venezuelan state-owned CANTV
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/media/smartmatic-bizta-and-cantv-formalize
February 16
Jorge Rodriguez gives $91 million contract to Smartmatic & Bizta
1. https://www.caracaschronicles.com/cne-forgot-to-disclose/
March 4
Smartmatic signs supplier deal with Chavez regime
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/media/cne-signs-contract-
April 20
Miami Herald: Smartmatic machines ‘could be used to manipulate’ vote tally
1. https://urru.org/Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney
2. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/americas
Mugica: Smartmatic ‘most secure voting system … in the world’
1. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/americas
2. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf. (Page 3)
3. http://maloney.house.gov/sites/documents
Johns Hopkins computer professor warns about Smartmatic
1. http://www.miami.com/miamiherald/americas
2. http://maloney.house.gov/maloney/files.pdf (Page 9)
3. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf
May 28
‘Venezuela owns stake in ballots’
1. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf
2. http://www.miami.com/miamiherald/ (Original article)
3. All the Presidente’s Men | NYU Law Magazine
4. https://engineering.stanford.edu/people/david-dillAhora
5. https://www.facebook.com/david.dill.750983/?locale=ms_MY
Chavez official on Smartmatic developer’s board won’t talk
1. https://urru.org/Letter-Sec-Dep-Treasury-CarolynMaloney
2. https://adrianavigilanza.wordpress.com/anexos-al-recurso-contencioso-electoral-2018. Page (20-30)
Harvard prof: 28% ownership of Bizta gives regime ‘substantial power’
1. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf
June 11
Bizta says it ‘buys out’ Chavez regime’s 28%, but claims it’s just repaying a loan
1. http://www.carlanga.com/Biztapressrelease.pdf
June 12
Opposition says ‘fraud’ as Bizta claims to buy back regime’s shares
1. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf
August 15
Hugo Chávez defeats presidential recall referendum
1. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-17-fg-chavez17-story.html
2. https://www.smartmatic.com/blank/venezuelas-2004-recall-referendum/
September 21
‘Mathematically impossible’ Smartmatic results prompt opposition boycott
1. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf
2005
January 18
Heider Garcia designs Smartmatic source code audit protocol & processes
1. https://archive.ph/RDXZb
February 24
Frank Holder founds Holder International
1. https://www.dateas.com/2005/03/03/holder-international-
2. http://www.frankholder.com/
March 9
Smartmatic buys Sequoia Voting Systems for $16 million
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/sequoia-voting-systems-and-smartmatic-combine-to-form-a-global-leader/
2. https://elections.smartmatic.com/obama-votes-with-smartmatic-voting-machine/
3. https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/de-la-rue-in-the-spotlight-6977837.html
4. https://www.ballot-integrity.org/docs/de_la_rue_3-9-2005.pdf
Smartmatic – Sequoia Integration
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/es/estados-unidos-la-innovacion-electoral-facilita-el-voto
2. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-R-0546.htm
3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/edilmopalencia/
4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danyluis/
5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-m-03a25b3/
6. https://www.linkedin.com/in/farnao/
7. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-rafael-ramirez/
8. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamadriz/
May 26
Cook County, Illinois picks Sequoia with Smartmatic system
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/illinois-elects-to-implement-technology-from-sequoia-voting-systems
September 19
Bipartisan Carter-Baker team warns of ‘insider’ threats to software & source code
1. https://www.american.edu/ia/cfer/report/full_report.pdf
December 4
E.U. report: Venezuelan regime ‘owns’ Smartmatic source code
1. https://eeas.europa.eu/finalreportenversion
2. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/26307_en
E.U. says Smartmatic source code not available for scrutiny or audit
1. https://eeas.europa.eu/pdf/finalreportenversion
E.U. calls for full audits of Smartmatic systems, including source code
1. https://eeas.europa.eu/missions/finalreportenversion
2006
April 6
IBD: Smartmatic might be foreign ‘asymmetrical threat’ to US elections
1. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney.pdf
April 7
‘Impossible’ for Hugo Chavez to influence vote, Sequoia claims
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNCJWOua748&t=113s
Sequoia CEO calls Chicago alderman’s Venezuela concerns ‘a crackpot theory’
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNCJWOua748&t=4s
2. https://www.chicagotribune.com/alderman-sees-a-plot-in-voting-machines/
3.https://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~dwjones/press
April 27
‘Angst about Sequoia’ is due to its owner’s Venezuela roots
1. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/04/27/voting-machine-maker-on-defense/
May 4
Rep. Maloney asks Treasury Secretary for CFIUS probe
1. https://maloney.house.gov/us-voting-machine-company’s-possible-ties-foreign-government-draws-congressional
2. Letter_to_Sec_Dep_Treasury_CarolynMaloney
July 10
U.S. Embassy in Caracas believes Smartmatic has hidden owners tied to Chavez
1. https://wikileaks.org/06CARACAS2063_a.html
U.S. Embassy: Smartmatic CEO says most of firm’s manufacturing is done in China
1. https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06CARACAS
Smartmatic CEO reneged on allowing U.S. Embassy to examine voting machine
1. https://wikileaks.org//06CARACAS2063_a.html
October 6
Rep. Maloney: Sequoia machines’ Smartmatic software is security threat
1. https://www.scribd.com/Carolyn-B-Maloney-Letter-to-Henry-M-Paulson-Jr
October 29
CFIUS probes Smartmatic-Sequoia deal
1. CFIUS Overview | U.S. Department of the Treasury
New York Times reports on CFIUS investigation
1.https://www.nytimes.com/washington/29ballot.html
2. http://maloney.house.gov/site/files/documents
Smartmatic & Sequoia say their merger ‘poses no national security risks’
1. https://sfelections.sfgov.org/announcements.pdf
Smartmatic calls self a ‘world leader’ in ‘auditable and reliable voting systems’
1. https://sfelections.sfgov.org/elections.pdf
Smartmatic & Sequoia say they have ‘nothing to hide’ from CFIUS
1. https://sfelections.sfgov.org//elections.pdf
Evasive Q&A about Smartmatic and Hugo Chavez voter fraud
1. https://sfelections.sfgov.org/ftp/elections.pdf
October 30
NBC: Smartmatic says ties to Hugo Chavez regime are ‘baseless rumors’
1. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15481408
October 31
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom gets Smartmatic-Sequoia update
1. https://sfelections.sfgov.org/uploaded/elections.pdf
November 30
Report: IRS & FBI probe tax evasion, corruption, death threat allegations
1. http://www.wheresthepaper.org/MiamiHerald
December 1
Feds eye Smartmatic for ‘bribery and tax fraud’
1. https://maloney.house.gov/treasury-urged-make-public-results-cfius-investigation-smartmatic
Maloney: CFIUS should release Smartmatic probe results
1. https://maloney.house.gov/treasury-urged-make-public-results-cfius-investigation-smartmatic
December 2
Smartmatic denies it paid a bribe in Venezuela or evaded U.S. taxes
1. http://www.wheresthepaper.org/MiamiHerald.htm
December 21
Smartmatic sells Sequoia to execs as SVS Holdings
1. http://maloney.house.gov
2. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-announces-the-sale-of-its-subsidiary-sequoia-
3. https://www.smartmatic.com/united-states-innovation-helping-35-million-voters-in-more-than-50-elections-
December 22
Smartmatic to sell Sequoia ‘to end’ CFIUS review
1. https://www.wsj.com/SB116674617078557263
2. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-announces-the-sale-of-its-subsidiary-sequoia-
2007
January 3
Hugo Chávez names Jorge Rodríguez a vice president of Venezuela
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxa7J1W-go8
2. https://vulcano.wordpress.com/jorge-rodriguez-nuevo-vicepresidente
3.https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Venezuela/cabinet
January 10
FTI Consulting moves into Latin America with $9MM buy of Holder International
1. https://ir.fticonsulting.com/news-releases/news-release-details
May 1
NYU law experts praise investigator of Smartmatic
1. http://magazine.law.nyu.edu/index.html
July 20
California commissioned the study of the Smartmatic-Sequoia source code and its documentation does not comply with the standards.
1. https://votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sequoia-source-public-jul26.pdf
2.https://votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sequoia-doc-final.pdf
July 30
‘Significant security weaknesses throughout the Sequoia system,’ California finds
1. https://votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sequoia-doc-final.pdf
October 25
California de-certifies Sequoia systems, citing institutional flaws in source code
1. https://votingsystems.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sequoia-.pdf
November 1
Carter Center describes Smartmatic’s SAES system in Venezuela
1. https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs
November 5
Contract: Sequoia to be ‘distributor’ of Barbados-based Smartmatic technology
1. https://dev.ohivamon.myhostpoint.ch/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/SVS-Exhibits-D-K.pdf
November 8
Sequoia/Smartmatic split ‘creates 100% American-owned and independent company’
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-announces-the-sale-of-its-subsidiary-sequoia-
2. http://www.sequoiavote.com/pressText.php?pressIn=41
‘Smartmatic selected this team to purchase Sequoia’
1. http://www.sequoiavote.com/pressText.php?pressIn=41
2008
January 3
Jorge Rodríguez to form new vanguard party to run ‘future electoral events’
1. http://jorgerodriguez.psuv.org.ve/biografia
January 18
Sequoia admits it still uses & will continue to sell Smartmatic software
1.https://bradblog.com/SequoiaSmartmatic/Chicago
Sequoia denies any relationship with Venezuela regime
1.https://bradblog.com/SequoiaSmartmaticChicago.
June 12
Voter Action links Sequoia software to Hugo Chavez
1. https://www.nist.gov/SequoiaSmartmaticReport
August 11
Smartmatic & Dominion partner in Philippines
1. https://www.ndi.org/e-voting-guide/philippines-CS/building-the-e-counting-system
2009
May 22
Philippine high court dismisses motion contesting Smartmatic contract
1. https://namfrel.org.ph/news/bulletin
2010
March 8
Obama Justice Department requires ES&S to divest its Premier voting equipment systems
1. Justice-department-requires-key-divestiture-election-systems-softwarepremier-election
May 10
Philippine Congress questions Smartmatic
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnV6TtM2sg&t=1s
2. https://www.philstar.com/locsin-ready-clear-smartmatic/amp/
3. https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/PH/philippines-the-2010
4. https://www.csmonitor.com/Philippines-election-Doubts
5. https://www.csmonitor.com/What-to-watch-for-in-Philippines-elections
6.https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-solo-queja.html
7.https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/_pimentel
8.https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/_pimentel
9.https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/_aquino
June 4
Dominion buys Sequoia assets, including ‘all’ software
1. http://dominionvoting.com/DominionAcquiresSequoia
June 4
Dominion seems to say it ‘acquired’ Smartmatic software
1. http:/dominionvoting.com/DominionAcquiresSequoia.
June 22
HuffPost: In buying Sequoia, Dominion ‘lies about Chavez ties’
1. https://www.huffpost.com/exclusive-on-heels-of-die_
Dominion says it does not own Smartmatic I.P. from Sequoia purchase
1. https://www.huffpost.com/exclusive-on-heels-of-die_
2. The BRAD BLOG
3. Home – Dominion Voting Systems
July 27
Smartmatic CEO denies Hugo Chavez regime has held stake in company
1. https://www.govtech.com/voting-machine-company-vows-no-connection.html
September 7
FTI Consulting names Malloch-Brown to top post
1. https://ir.fticonsulting.com/fti-consulting-appoints-lord-malloch-brown-chairman-global/
2011
February 5
Huawei denies to Wall Street Journal that it’s a security risk
1. https://www.wsj.com//Huawei.pdf
2. https://www.nytimes.com//26huawei.html
3. https://stacks.stanford.edu//Huawei-ZTE.pdf
May 3
Dominion builds data center in Serbia with Huawei strategic partner
1. https://www.dotnetworks.rs/?page_id=179&lang=en
2. https://www.roamingnetworks.com/General-Presentation-v5.6-06082021.pdf
3. https://www.dotnetworks.rs/?page_id=182&lang=en
4. https://forbes.n1info.rs/liste/oni-su-nova-srpska-poslovna
May 2
Dominion begins operation in Belgrade, Serbia
1. https://www.joberty.com/it-company/469/dominion-voting-systems/overview
2. https://www.dnb.com/company-profiles.dominion_voting_systems_corporation
May 3
Roaming Network a company and its strong ties with China
1. njimajedobro-nenad-kovac-od-prodavnice-mobilnih-do-firmi-po-celoj-evropi/
2. china-serbia-sign-28-cooperation-documents/3213817
3. https://www.srbijadanas.net/vucic-privatnom
4. https://forbes.n1info.rs/liste/oni-su-nova-
5. https://www.cins.rs/firma-nenada-kovaca-
2012
May 25
Smartmatic files motion for reconsideration
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sECNndi9XCo&t=5s
2. https://issuu.com/vocero.com/docs/v05252012/6
September 12
Smartmatic announces lawsuit against Dominion
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/media/statement-by-smartmatic-international-corporation
2. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-international-sues-dominion-for-licensing-breach-and-improper-practices
October 8
House intelligence panel releases bipartisan report on Huawei security threat
1. https://templatelab.com/huawei-zte-investigative-report/
October 25
On Smartmatic machine, Obama votes early
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–lkA8JXZm0
2013
April 26
Smartmatic faces suit over missing source code
1. https://smartmaticfacts.com/technology-and-security-facts/
May 1
Smartmatic loses suit against Dominion for control of Puerto Rico elections
1. https://courts.delaware.gov/opinions/download.aspx
2. https://casetext.com/case/smartmatic-intl-corp-v-dominion-voting-sys-intl-corp
Court rejects Smartmatic claim that Puerto Rico is not part of U.S.A.
1. https://courts.delaware.gov/opinions/download
June 11
Suit filed in Philippines over Smartmatic ‘irregular, graft-ridden contracts’
1. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/424145/raps-filed-vs-ex-poll-execs-smartmatic
July 27
Former NSA chief Michael Hayden calls Huawei ‘unambiguous’ threat
1. https://www.digitaltrends.com/huawei-threat-to-the-us/
2014
March 21
Dominion’s Blaine announces SVS bankruptcy & Sequoia-Smartmatic links
1. https://es.scribd.com/go-Jack-Blaine-CEO-bankrupcy-Dominion-and-Sequoia-pdf
September 15
Brennan Center raises concerns of voting machine vulnerability
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/americas-voting-machines-r
November 24
Smartmatic CEO announces SGO group, with Mark Malloch-Brown as chairman
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/mark-malloch-brown-and-antonio-mugica-launch-sgo
2015
April 30
Malloch-Brown stresses ‘audits’ and ‘trust’
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/lord-mark-malloch-brown-presents-smartmatic-technology
June 22
Malloch-Brown says Smartmatic licenses software from Dominion
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSGbilTyxQ
October 9
Malloch-Brown: Machines build ‘trust’ for voting by internet
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trk_gJx5yH8
Malloch-Brown joins National Democratic Institute chair on digital elections
1. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/democracy-rebooted-the-future-of-technology-in-elections
October 28
Malloch-Brown: ‘The future of democracy must be digital’
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-chairman-advocates-for-election-modernisation-in-the-uk
2. https://www.cityam.com/the-future-of-democracy-
December 7
Smartmatic says it ‘guaranteed the flawless results’ of Venezuela vote
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/electronic-voting-plays-crucial-role-in-venezuelan-elections/
2016
January 25
Malloch-Brown cites World Economic Forum & Obama to push ‘online voting’
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-welcomes-new-report-recommending-online-voting
May 30
Dominion, Belgrade a benchmark for the region
1.https://ekonomijaibiznis.mk/ControlPanel/Editions
2. https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-pandora-papers/chinese-tech
July 11
Dominion brings talent from Belgrade, Serbia
1. https://pcpress.rs/dominion-voting/
2. https://pcpress.rs/digitalna-demokratija-kako-glasa-amerika/
3. https://pcpress.rs/digitalna-demokratija-kako-glasa-amerika/
4. Chinese-tech-giant-huawei-had-secret-offshore-contracts
July 12
Smartmatic probed for changing source code
1. comelec-optimistic-of-securing-source-code
2. source-code-hack-resistant-expert-tells-congress
3. -marcos-altered-hash-codes-robredo-votes/
4. smartmatic-faces-probe?
5. congress-probe-script-change?
6. raps-filed-vs-ex-poll-execs-smartmatic
September 28
Congressman Lieu sees national election risk in swing states & counties
1. https://www.govinfo.gov/content
November 21
Malloch-Brown kicks off U.S.-funded global election event that features Mugica
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/media/smartmatic-shares-experiences
2017
January 2
DHS designates election systems as critical infrastructure
1. https://www.dhs.gov/statement-secretary-johnson
April 22
Mugica shows Obama voting on Smartmatic machine
1. https://x.com/antoniomugica/
May 1
Maduro calls for assembly elections to draft new constitution and relies on Smartmatic’s technology
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27C5TUxld94
July 30
Hackers at DEF CON find & exploit vulnerabilities in 5 voting systems
1. https://eu.usatoday.com/hackers-defcon-conference-exploit-vulnerabilities-voting-machines
Venezuelan opposition decries constitutional vote as fraudulen
1. https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2017/08/03
2. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina
July 31
Trump administration sanctions Maduro
1. https://cl.usembassy.gov/treasury-sanctions-the-president
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GXA3lUhns
August 2
Maduro voter turnout figures ‘tampered with,’ Smartmatic says
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-statement-on-the-recent-constituent-assembly-election-
Smartmatic says it stands by victories of Chavez in 2004, Maduro in 2013
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-statement-on-the-recent-constituent-assembly-
Smartmatic’s Mugica says regime ‘manipulated’ turnout numbers
1. https://www.reuters.com/venezuelan-election-turnout-figures-manipulated-by-one-million-votes
Smartmatic won’t say whether ‘manipulated’ numbers affected results
1. Venezuela poll turnout figures ‘manipulated by at least 1m votes’
August 3
Maduro stands by vote count despite fraud allegation
1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics
Maduro says U.S. & U.K. ‘pressured’ Smartmatic to dispute figures
1. https://www.theguardian.com/venezuela-president-says-smartmatic-bowing-to-us-in-turnout-
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMLzGkKafU8
August 17
The beginning of an indictment in south florida
1. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local.html
2. https://www.rappler.com/comelec-chair-andy-patricia-bautista-inside-story/
3. https://www.rappler.com/comelec-chair-andy-bautista-wife-patricia/
September 12
Regional and Municipal Elections 2017
1. https://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/america-latina/venezuela.html
2. www.cne.gob.ve/aud-soft-maquina-votacion-12-9-2017.pdf
3.http://www.cne.gob.ve//regionales/.pdf
4. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-40809426
5. smartmatic-no-tenemos-trato-alguno-con-el-cne-ni-con-su-proveedor-excle
6. https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerajuanr/
October 20
Smartmatic disclaims any role in Venezuela regional vote
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-statement-on-the-recent-regional-elections-
November 3
Master Mind of the Venezuelan electoral process Jorge Rodriguez was appointed Minister of Communication and Information
1. https://televen.com/designado-jorge-rodriguez-como-ministro-de-comunicacion
2. https://x.com/ntn24ve/status/926510234629214208
November 30
FBI creates Foreign Influence Task Force
1. https://www.fbi.gov/counterintelligence/foreign-influence
2.https://www.justice.gov/testimony_
2018
March 6
Smartmatic ceases its operations in Venezuela
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-announces-cease-of-operations-in-venezuela
April 19
Nicolas Maduro WINS the election again thanks to Smartmatic
1. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-44192065
June 12
DOJ briefs Senate on election interference & foreign influence ops
1. https://www.justice.gov/deputy-assistant-attorney-general-adam-
June 14
Maduro hands over Venezuela’s vice presidency to the sister of electoral strategist Jorge Rodríguez
1. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-44489577
June 28
Election Vendor Security Act introduced in House, dies in committee
1. Text of legislation: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill
2. Official legislative record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill
July 16
Staple Street Capital takes big Dominion stake
1. https://www.prnewswire.com/dominion-voting-systems-acquired-by-its-management-team-
August 9
Black Hat 2018 looks at voting system vulnerability
1. https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings
August 27
Obama election expert: 11 year-old hacker shows ease of sabotaging U.S. votes
1. https://www.theguardian.com/us-elections-hacking-voting-machines
September 25
U.S. sanctions Jorge Rodriguez, electoral strategist and head of Smartmatic’s contract in Venezuela
1. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm495
2019
January 28
U.S. charges Huawei with criminal conspiracy & other crimes
1. https://www.fbi.gov/chinese-telecom-firm-huawei-indicted
2. https://www.justice.gov/chinese-telecommunications-conglomerate-huawei
March 27
Top Senate Democrats ask Dominion & others why they sell vulnerable systems
1. https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/index.cfm/news-releases
May 8
Lofgren voices concern about ‘election technology vendors’
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/framework-election-vendor-oversight
2. https://www.congress.gov/event/116th-congress/house-event
May 14
Lofgren introduces HR 2722 requiring source code ‘publicly available online’
1. https://www.congress.gov/committee-print/116th-congress
2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/all-info
June 8
Huawei seen as ‘threat’ to democratic societies
1. https://www.hudson.org/the-huawei-threat-china
June 21
House panel marks up Lofgren bill on source codes
1. https://www.congress.gov/event/116th-congress/house-event/
June 27
House passes Lofgren’s SAFE Act with source code amendment
1. https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019428
June 28
Senate receives SAFE Act, which dies in committee
1. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill
July 19
Director of National Intelligence creates Election Threats Executive
1. https://www.nbcnews.com/u-s-spy-chief-creates-new-head-election-security-intelligence
2. https://www.reuters.com/u-s-intelligence-chief-creates-election-security-position
3. https://www.washingtontimes.com/intelligence-community-creates-new-election-threat/
July 30
Georgia buys 30,000 Dominion machines for 2020 vote
1. https://www.ajc.com/georgia-awards-contract-for-new-election-system-dominion-voting
2. https://thehill.com/georgia-awards-contract-for-new-voting-machines/
September 23
Rep. Lofgren introduces SHIELD Act to require inspection of election source codes
1. https://lofgren.house.gov/securing-our-elections
2. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/
October 23
House passes SHIELD Act requiring source code transparency
1. https://www.congress.gov/committee-print/116th-congress/house-
2. https://democrats-cha.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites
3. https://www.congess.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill
October 28
SHIELD Act is referred to Senate, where Schumer lets it die
1. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress//house-bill
November 12
Brennan Center: ‘Vendors present points of attack into election infrastructure’
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/framework-election-vendor-oversight
‘Foreign power’ could ‘exploit’ vendor in a single county for national impact, Brennan warns
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/our/framework-election-vendor-oversight
Brennan Center: Software development a ‘serious risk’ to supply chain
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions
Huawei shows risk to U.S. election vendor supply chain, Brennan Center says
1. https://www.brennancenter.org//framework-election-vendor-oversight
Brennan Center: Insider threats within vendors are a problem
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/framework-election
Brennan: Election vendors ‘largely free from federal oversight’
1.https://www.brennancenter.org/ElectionVendors
Report: ‘Lack of transparency can mask foreign influence’
1. https://www.brennancenter.org//framework-election-vendor-oversight
Brennan Center’s ‘improper foreign and domestic influence’ idea could impact Dominion
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/files/ElectionVendors
Election commission can require foreign disclosure w/no new laws, Brennan says
1. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/framework-election-
December 16
Chinese & Russian hardware power U.S. voting machines
1. https://www.wsj.com/voting-machine-parts-made-by-foreign-suppliers-stir-security-concerns (Eliminated)
2. https://securityledger.com/study-finds-chinese-hardware-powers-u-s-voting-machine
2020
February 6
DHS & CISA are found unprepared for 2020 election system threats
1. https://www.gao.gov/assets.pdf
March 3
Politico: Smartmatic flaws in L.A. County ‘could provide a gateway’ for fraud
1. https://www.politico.com/los-angeles-county-voting-experiment
March 26
HBO’s ‘Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections’ opens to rave reviews
1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12041084/?ref_=tt_mv_close
April 16
HBO shows value of vote cybersecurity, Forbes says
1. https://www.forbes.com/hbo-documentary-shows-the-value-of-cybersecurity-in-election
June 30
FEC: Smartmatic general counsel donates to Act Blue for Biden campaign
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/detail/liliana-armas/
2. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts
August 1
With election system threats a big issue, CISA chief joins Black Hat 2020
1. https://www.blackhat.com/learn-about-the-latest-election-security-threats-at-black-hat
August 5
ES&S issues new cyber security policy; Dominion has yet to act
1. https://cyberscoop.com/ess-election-security-vulnerability-disclosure-black-hat/
August 15
ES&S lets hackers test its voting systems
1. https://techcrunch.com/decrypted-black-hat-def-con-virtual/
September 20
Smartmatic says its biometric I.D. lets gov’t ‘build lasting trust with citizens’
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/identity-management/digital-identity-solution
October 26
PBS asks if Georgia’s new voting machines will make things worse
1. https://www.pbs.org/will-georgias-new-voting-machines-solve-election-problems
PBS: Dominion’s ‘last-minute software change’ could make election ‘even more severe’
1. https://www.pbs.org/will-georgias-new-voting-machines-solve-election-problems
November 12
Elections touted as ‘the most secure in American history’
1. https://www.cisa.gov/joint-statement-elections-infrastructure-government-coordinating-election
November 14
Smartmatic denies transferring ‘any technology’ to Dominion
1. https://x.com/smartmatic/status/13276
November 15
Smartmatic USA chairman joins Biden-Harris transition team
1. https://npli.hsph.harvard.edu/about/people/peter-v-neffenger/
2. https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/
3. https://www.smartmatic.com/us/about/board-of-directors
4. https://www.reuters.com/fact-checksmartmatic-ceo-is-not-on-bidensteamsmartmatic-software-
5.https://www.smartmatic.com/leadership/peter-neffenger/
December 4
Smartmatic Chairman Malloch-Brown named president of Soros foundations
1. https://sgo.com/sgo-statement-regarding-appointment-of-mark-malloch-brown
2. How-the-open-society-foundations-support-election-integrity
December 11
FCC affirms designation of Huawei as a national security threat
1. https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-affirms-designation-huawei-national-security-threat
2021
January 5
Jorge Rodríguez named President of Venezuelan National Assembly
1. https://elcomercio.pe/jorge-rodriguez-asume-la-presidencia-de-la-asamblea-nacional
2. https://www.abc.es/chavismo-propondra-exministro-jorge-rodriguez-como-lider-asamblea-nacional
March 13
FCC again names Huawei a threat; U.S. seen working with Europe to mitigate
1. https://www.dw.com/us-designates-huawei-four-other-chinese-tech
June 3
Safer elections announced by Hart Intercivic and Microsoft
1. Hart-and-microsoft-announce-partnership-to-make-elections
2. https://news.microsoft.com/2021/06/03/hart-and-microsoft-announce-partnership-to-make-elections-more-secure-verifiable/
3. https://www.electionguard.vote/
4. https://www.csg.org/2023/07/26/csg-and-the-turnout-launch-the-election-technology-initiative-with-support-from-microsoft-working-to-increase-voter-confidence-in-elections/
July 22
Smartmatic ‘partners’ with CISA & DHS on ‘election security’
1. https://www.smartmatic.com/smartmatic-cisa-and-partners-hold-annual-election-security-exercise
August 12
Harri Hursti: MyPillow CEO’s election fraud ‘proof’ is ‘a pile of nothing’
1. https://www.cnn.com/mike-lindell-symposium-osullivan
August 13
A.P.: False claims obscure flaws that allow remote installation of malware
1. https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-science-voting-election
October 25
Tarrant County judge proposes Election Integrity Officer position
1.- https://x.com/TimothyOHare/status/145262
2022
January 28
Cybercrime center calls Smartmatic system ‘compromised’
1. https://www.gmanetwork.com/cybercrime-center-says-smartmatic-system-compromised
February 11
CISA against releasing report on ‘multiple severe security flaws’ in Dominion machines
1. https://apnews.com/technology-georgia-atlanta-voting-elections
May 31
CISA leaks Dominion alert to get states to ‘take action’
1. https://apnews.com/midterm-elections-technology-georgia-election-2020
2. Another showdown set this week over Georgia voting machines | AP News
June 3
CISA issues advisory on 9 Dominion vulnerabilities
1. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa
June 30
U.S. posts $10 million bounty for info on foreign election interference
1. https://www.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer-for-information
July 23
FBI: Huawei tech can cause catastrophic consequences
1. https://edition.cnn.com/politics/fbi-investigation-huawei-china
September 1
Defying Kenya court order, Smartmatic denies electoral body access to servers
1. https://www.citizen.digital/smartmatic-declines-to-give-raila-full-access-to-iebc-servers
2. Supreme Court: IEBC now grants Raila access to all its servers (citizen.digital)
September 23
U.S. intelligence sets up Foreign Malign Influence Center
1. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/fmic-who-we-are/history
2. Leadership (dni.gov)
November 25
Biden puts squeeze on Huawei for ‘unacceptable risk’
1. https://www.reuters.com/fcc-bans-equipment-sales-imports-zte-huawei-over-national-security
2. Exclusive: U.S. probes China’s Huawei over equipment near missile silos
November 26
FCC turns screws on Huawei
1. https://www.npr.org/us-ban-tech-china-huawei-zte
2023
January 12
Texas Attorney General Paxton seeks new laws to fight election crimes
1. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/12/ken-paxton-texas-legislature-election-crime-bills
February 8
Heider Garcia absent as Tarrant County judge, D.A, and sheriff set up Election Integrity Task Force
1. https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-02-08/tarrant-county-officials
February 21
Tarrant County Democrats ‘condemn’ Election Integrity Task Force, back Heider Garcia
1. https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-02-21/election-integrity
March 23
Congress holds first hearing on foreign control of source code
1. https://billjohnson.house.gov/documentsingle.aspx
September 14
Smartmatic CEO offers ‘tips to fight election disinformation’
1. https://x.com/antoniomugica/status/17024154
2. https://www.smartmatic.com/media/resource-center/
2024
January 30
Election Assistance Commission features Heider Garcia at 2024 Elections Summit
1. https://www.eac.gov/events/2024/01/30/2024-elections-summit
May 15
DNI shows no awareness of foreign election manipulation through tech
1. https://www.dni.gov/newsroom/congressional-testimonies
July 9
Forbes: ‘LinkedIn billionaire backs Smartmatic’ against Fox News
1. https://www.forbes.com.au/linkedin-reid-hoffman-smartmatic-fox-news
2. https://www.cnn.com/business/smartmatic-reid-hoffman-fox-news
3. Reid Hoffman is funding Smartmatic’s defamation suit against Fox News
July 14
Heider Garcia joins federal Election Assistance Commission
1. https://x.com/heidergarcia/status/16798
July 29
100 days from election, ODNI senses nothing
1. https://www.dni.gov/documents/ODNI-Election-Security-Update
July 30
House intelligence Dems no longer interested in Venezuela
1. https://democrats-intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx
August 7
‘Foreign malign influence’ and other election threats keynote at Black Hat 2024
1. https://www.blackhat.com/democracys-biggest-year-the-fight-for-secure-elections
August 8
Feds criminally charge Smartmatic president
1. https://apnews.com/smartmatic-venezuela-election-voting-machines
2. Office of Public Affairs | Four Men Charged in Philippine Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
Smartmatic president still known for ‘notoriety’ after ‘company was chosen by … Hugo Chavez’
1. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article
Smartmatic hides identity of its indicted president
1. https://x.com/smartmatic/status/18217
August 9
Indicted: Smartmatic president & COO, brother-in-law of chairman & CEO, other exec
1. https://www.npr.org/smartmatic-alleged-bribery-scheme-elections-philippines
DEF CON hacker challenge does online election simulation
1. https://www.axios.com/election-security
2. U.S. seeing “increasing” number of threats to election
3. DEF CON® Hacking Conference
4. SIV HACKING CHALLENGE — Voting Village
August 10
Heider Garcia says he hasn’t read indictment of old Smartmatic colleagues and has ‘no need to’
1. https://x.com/JMichaelWaller
August 12
Politico: Best hackers find voting machine vulnerabilities — but no time to fix them
1. https://www.politico.com/hackers-vulnerabilities-voting-machines-elections
August 13
Indicted Smartmatic president posts $8.5 million bond
1. https://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/sur-de-la-florida
September 6
60 days out, ODNI no foreign attempts to interfere in U.S. elections
1. https://www.odni.gov/ODNI-Election-Security-Update
September 18
FBI & CISA warn of Iran ‘discord’ email op
1. https://www.cisa.gov/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement
September 20
Georgia Election Board requires Dominion tallies plus hand-counting
1. https://www.reuters.com/georgia-election-board-may-order-hand-count-votes
2. https://www.foxnews.com/trump-leads-harris-within-margin-error
3. https://apnews.com/article/georgia-state-election-board-rules
September 22
Senator Warnock decries Georgia Election Board ruling to hand-count ballots
1. https://www.msnbc.com/warnock-torches-mark-robinson-over-revealed-forum-posts
2. https://thehill.com/warnock-georgia-hand-counted-ballot-rule-is-effort-to-turn-the-democracy
3. Warnock ‘very concerned’ about Georgia elections board ruling requiring hand-counting of ballots
September 23
45 days out, U.S. intelligence still shows no concern
1. https://www.odni.gov/documents/ODNI-Election-Security-Update
September 25
Computer security expert Harri Hursti hacks voting machine in live podcast
1. https://x.com/PBDsPodcast/status/1838926
September 30
Digital forensic expert: Dominion can remotely grant ‘Belgrade’ undetected access
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXn6mk9cv-4
2. https://www.ajc.com/cybersecurity-expert-says-georgias-election-system-is-vulnerable
October 1
ODNI: ‘China is not seeking to influence the presidential election’
1. https://www.dni.gov/files/FMIC/documents/ODNI-Election-Security-Update-20241007.pdf
October 7
30 days before election, U.S. intelligence still isn’t looking at foreign manipulation of voting tech
1. https://www.dni.gov/files/FMIC/documents/ODNI-Election-Security-Update-20241007.pdf
October 9
Report: Smartmatic ‘secretly’ licensed software to Venezuela regime after saying it had cut ties
1. https://www.miamiherald.com/americas/venezuela
October 10
Anderson Cooper asks Dominion’s John Poulos outright
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=492jILlPtlA
