Hacking Democracy

"Is voting controlled by 100 million voters or one guy sitting in his grandmothers basement?"

Nov 2 2006 N/A 1h 22m
Documentary

Documentary film investigating allegations of election fraud during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Electronic voting machines count approximately 90% of America's votes in county, state and federal elections. The technology is also increasingly being used across the world, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. The film uncovers incendiary evidence from the trash cans of Texas to the ballot boxes of Ohio, exposing secrecy, votes in the trash, hackable software and election officials rigging the presidential recount.Ultimately proving our votes can be stolen without a trace "Hacking Democracy" culminates in the famous 'Hursti Hack'; a duel between the Diebold voting machines and a computer hacker from Finland - with America's democracy at stake.

Plot

The film the voting machine corporations don't want you to see. HACKING DEMOCRACY follows investigator/grandmother, Bev Harris, and her citizen-activists as they set out to uncover how America counts its votes. Proving the votes can be stolen without a trace culminates in a duel between the Diebold corporation's voting machines and a computer hacker - with America's democracy at stake.

Written by

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Directed by

Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels

Cast

James Naughton, Bev Harris, Deanie Lowe

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Teale-Edwards Productions, Public Interest Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
Hacking Democracy Trailer
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# of Votes
1,367
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
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