Election experts — and Guy herself — blamed “human error,” saying she failed to properly update software on tabulator machines after a late change to ballots in two local precincts. Guy’s office later re-tabulated the ballots, correcting the error, and a hand recount largely confirmed results certified by county and state officials.
But plaintiff Bill Bailey, a local resident, and attorney Matthew DePerno spent months alleging something more sinister. In litigation, they claimed initial reporting errors were the result of “technical manipulation” of Dominion voting machines.
Dominion has filed billion dollar defamation lawsuits against several Trump loyalists, including attorneys Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and businessman Mike Lindell, who has featured DePerno in his online video series alleging a global conspiracy to rig the election.