A group run by former Trump campaign officials sued an Ohio county for allegedly violating state law when they considered purchasing voting equipment last year. The group, Look Ahead America, said that the Stark County Board of Elections “was not transparent” in its decision to purchase voting machines made by Dominion Voting Systems, adding that its process in making the decision was not “open to the public.” “Right before voting on the contract with Dominion,” Look Ahead America’s Matt Braynard said in a news release on Tuesday, “the board excluded the public for 18 minutes from their discussion and deliberations. Nothing necessitated the public’s exclusion.” Braynard contended that Stark County “continued to exclude the public when discussing the contract” with the Denver-based voting machine manufacturer. As a result, according to Braynard, Stark County’s Board of Elections violated Ohio’s Open Meetings Act by not allowing the public’s participation in the meeting. …