United States, and holds the right to negotiate overseas non-compete agreements. Among other bidders, Smartmatic and Sequoia were competitors for the contract to provide voting machines and services to the 2010 national elections in the Philippines, one of the largest contracts ever in the voting technology industry. In the bidding process Sequoia was disqualified early, while Smartmatic was declared the winner. Acquisition by Dominion Voting Systems On June 4, 2010 Dominion Voting Systems, a Canadian company engaged in manufacturing electronic voting hardware and optical scanners, acquired all physical and intellectual assets of Sequoia Voting Systems as well as retained technical and sales staff. See also 2004 United States election voting controversies Venezuelan recall referendum of 2004 References External links Company Website Smartmatic Electronic Voting Systems Election technology companies Companies based in Oakland, California 2010 mergers and acquisitions Electronic voting companies