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Smartmatic seeks delay of US bribery trial following superseding indictment

By Samuel Rubenfeld ( November 26, 2025, 17:20 GMT | Insight) -- Voting-machine producer Smartmatic has asked a US judge to hold a hearing in December to discuss a new trial date after it was named as a defendant in a superseding indictment in a corruption case. Smartmatic is scheduled to go to trial in April 2026 alongside co-founder Roger Alejandro Piñate Martinez and former executive Jorge Vasquez. A delay of more than six months for the trial may be necessary, Smartmatic said in its filing.Voting-machine producer Smartmatic has asked a US judge to hold a hearing in December to discuss a new trial date after it was named as a defendant in a superseding indictment in a corruption case....

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