Gore v. Bush brought about HAVA Help America Vote Act which gave states millions of dollars to “upgrade” their voting systems. Since hanging chads, at the time, made the “old” way of voting look suspect from an optical PR standpoint, everyone rushed to buy the latest electronic voting machines, whether it was total electronic machines or electronic ballot scanners. This, like almost all legislation, created a cash cow incentive for companies. Small niche companies in the election business suddenly became $100+ million a year companies due to HAVA. The “party” didn’t last long but it birthed the industry that resulted in the fraudulent Dominion/Smartmatic machines that were used in 2020 and before.
The key right now it to make sure they are outlawed and never used again any time anywhere.
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane. We need to remember when the narrative started croaking "Paper ballots BAD."
Thanks for that...It was the same Bush v Gore that iterated state legislatures have direct control over how electors are appointed
Pres. Trump’s gut instinct was right re: the voting integrity commission
I was of the mind that Pres. Trump should have been allowed to get to any states’ voter database he wanted since those states took FED money under HAVA to create ‘em.
I never understood why he didn’t pursue it (including lawsuits) further - rather than disbanding that commission.
Keep hammering - keep it in the forefront.
Maybe we wouldn’t be where we are today.
Instead, voter fraud investigations were turned over to DHS - where it died without an obituary.