Spain had ability to manipulate election results (Spain)

Scytl Election Technologies S.L.U. is a Spanish electronic voting and election‑technology company headquartered in Barcelona. A U.S. subsidiary, Scytl USA LLC, is described in an Alaska procurement decision as “a wholly‑owned subsidiary of a Spanish entity, Scytl Secure Electronic Voting, S.A. (Scytl Spain),” and is itself the parent of SOE Software in Florida, which provides election services to local U.S. jurisdictions. This means that when a U.S. jurisdiction signs a contract with “Scytl USA” or “SOE Software (d/b/a Scytl),” operational control, intellectual property, and some personnel are ultimately tied to a foreign parent company based in Spain. Scytl went through bankruptcy proceedings in Spain in 2020 with the intention to sell its business to the U.S. investment fund Sandton Capital, illustrating additional ownership complexity and potential for changes in control during or after contract periods.