Gore vs Bush trial that ignored the obvious voter fraud was also the stated reason for electronic machines throughout the country.
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.