Companies that make 80% of electronic voting machines have acknowledged that parts of their machines are made in China.

Posted by Ask Dr. Drew, Oct 21, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Ask Dr. DrewOct 21, 2026

… And should Americans be concerned by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s recent revelation, reported by Epoch Times, that companies who make “80% of the electronic voting machines… have acknowledged that parts of their machines are made in China.”? Today’s guest Patrick Byrne, founder & former CEO of Overstock.com, is very familiar with voting machine irregularities – so much that he is a defendant in Dominion v. Byrne, a $1.7 billion defamation case. …

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Multiple sources report that the three vendors making roughly 80% or more of U.S. electronic voting machines have acknowledged using Chinese-made parts.

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Supports. Epoch Times (tier3) reports that DHS Secretary Mullin's letter, dated Aug. 24, 2026, states that companies making more than 80% of electronic voting machines have acknowledged that parts of their machines are made in China.[5]

Supports. Daily Signal reports that Mullin wrote three vendors (ES&S, Hart InterCivic, and Dominion) make more than 80% of market share and that each has acknowledged its machines use parts made in China.[3]

Supports. Votebeat reports that the three voting technology companies serving around 85% of registered voters all confirmed they use some Chinese parts, and that manufacturers say domestic sourcing is not feasible for all parts.[4]

Supports. AP (tier1) reported in 2020 that the three companies making an estimated 80% of U.S. voting machines acknowledged components from China at a congressional hearing.[1]

Context. PolitiFact (tier1) fact-checks Mullin's foreign-access claims but does not dispute the existence of Chinese-made components, and notes DHS gave no further details on its claims.[2]

Context. The claim matches the post's wording and its 2026-10-21 posting date; the Votebeat report is dated after the post but describes confirmations that predate it.[4][6]