the iVotronic was essentially the same machine as the Votronic except for features added to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. ES&S was one of the top four providers of voting equipment used in the November 2004 election. The other three were Diebold Election Systems, Sequoia Voting Systems and Hart InterCivic. ES&S acquired AutoMARK Technical Systems on January 28, 2008. Under ES&S, the AutoMark came into widespread use. By 2016, it was used statewide in 10 states, and widely used in 19 additional states. ES&S acquired Premier Election Solutions (formerly known as Diebold Election Systems) on September 3, 2009. Following the acquisition, the Department of Justice and 14 individual states launched investigations into the transaction on antitrust grounds. In March 2010, the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against ES&S, requiring it to divest voting equipment systems assets it purchased in September 2009 from Premier Election Solutions in order to restore competition. The company later sold the assets to Dominion Voting Systems. Recent ownership In June 2019, ES&S was wholly owned by "Government Systems, Software & Services, Inc," of which "McCarthy Group. LLC" held a controlling ownership, and shares over 5% each were held by Tom Burt and Tom O'Brien. Shares over 5% of McCarthy Group in turn were owned by passive investors Nancy McCarthy and Kenneth Stinson. Burt is president/CEO of ES&S, and O'Brien is vice president/CFO. Controversies Certification of Voting Systems In May 2013, the Election Assistance Commission certified ES&S' EVS 5.0 election management system as meeting the commission's 2005 Voluntary Voting Systems Guidelines (VVSG). Products included in EVS 5.0 are ES&S' DS200 and DS850 vote tabulators. EVS 5.0 also saw enhancements to the company's AutoMARK software, which is designed to be compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for allowing voters with disabilities to cast ballots. In October 2012, the EAC certified ES&S' Unity 3.4.0.0 election management software. In June 2014, the Virginia Board of Elections certified EVS 5201, the first state to certify an election management system that features the ExpressVote Universal Voting System. This election system combines paper-based voting with touch screen technology that's designed to serve every eligible voter, including those with disabilities. After EVS 5201 was certified, Fairfax County, Virginia, purchased the ExpressVote Universal Voting System in June. The county intends to use the system for the first time for the November