The Toll Of Conspiracy Theories: A Voting Security Expert Lives In Hiding

A sample ballot is shown using the Dominion Voting system that Georgians use to vote.

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More than a month ago, Eric Coomer went into hiding.

The voting conspiracy theories that have led millions of Republicans to feel as though the election was stolen from them, which are still spreading, have also led to calls for Coomer’s head.

Coomer oversees product strategy and security for Dominion Voting Systems, the Denver-based company that has suddenly found itself at the center of many of President Trump’s false claims about November’s election, spread by allies and pro-Trump media.