BUSTED: Top Election Chief Takes Illegal Gifts

New court filings reveal Smartmatic allegedly provided unlawful gifts to a Los Angeles County election official who helped secure the voting firm’s lucrative contract, raising serious questions about corruption in America’s largest election jurisdiction.

Story Highlights

Court filing alleges Smartmatic gave unlawful gifts to LA County election official Dean Logan
Logan oversees elections for 5.7 million registered voters in America’s largest jurisdiction
Previous “slush fund” allegations against Smartmatic remain unverified by official sources
Logan has faced criticism since controversial 2004 Washington gubernatorial recount

New Allegations Surface Against Election Official

Dean Logan, Los Angeles County’s Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk since 2008, faces fresh scrutiny over his relationship with voting technology vendor Smartmatic. Recent court filings allege the company provided unlawful gifts to Logan, who played a key role in securing Smartmatic’s contract for LA County’s Voting Solutions for All People system. This development adds another layer to ongoing concerns about the integrity of election administration in the nation’s most populous county.

Filing: Smartmatic Gave Unlawful Gifts To LA Official Who Helped Obtain Voting Firm’s ‘Lucrative Contract’https://t.co/ZshnmZARab

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Logan’s Troubled History Spans Two States

Logan’s career in election administration has been marked by controversy stretching back to his tenure in King County, Washington. During the 2004 gubernatorial race, one of the closest in U.S. history, Logan oversaw a recount process that discovered previously misfiled absentee ballots. While a judge ultimately validated the counting of these ballots, the episode drew sharp partisan criticism and established a pattern of questionable decisions that would follow Logan throughout his career.

Smartmatic Partnership Raises Red Flags

The relationship between Logan’s office and Smartmatic developed through the decade-long implementation of LA County’s VSAP voting system. Smartmatic served as the systems integrator and manufacturer for the county-owned ballot-marking device system, which launched during the March 2020 primary election. The scale of this operation cannot be overstated—LA County manages elections for between 5.2 and 5.7 million registered voters, making it the largest local election jurisdiction in the United States.

Previous allegations suggested Smartmatic executives may have funneled taxpayer dollars from their LA County contract into a “slush fund,” though these claims have not been substantiated by official court rulings or audit reports. The new gift allegations, however, represent a potentially more direct form of corruption that could have influenced the procurement process itself.

Implications for Election Integrity

These allegations strike at the heart of public trust in election administration. If proven true, the unlawful gifts could represent a clear violation of government ethics rules and potentially invalidate the legitimacy of Smartmatic’s contract with LA County. The timing is particularly concerning given that Logan continues to hold leadership positions in California and national associations of election officials, suggesting his influence extends far beyond Los Angeles County’s borders.

The pattern of controversy surrounding Logan—from the 2004 Washington recount through various public records disputes and now these gift allegations—demonstrates the urgent need for accountability in election administration. Patriots who value election integrity should demand full transparency and investigation into these serious allegations affecting America’s largest voting jurisdiction.