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Hacking Democracy (2006)

| Documentary | 2 November 2006 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

Directors:

Simon Ardizzone, Russell Michaels

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James Naughton, Bev Harris, Deanie Lowe | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
James Naughton ... Narrator (voice)
Bev Harris Bev Harris ... Self - Founder - Black Box Voting
Deanie Lowe Deanie Lowe ... Self - Supervisor of Elections - Volusia Co. Florida
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harri Hursti Harri Hursti ... Self - Computer Security Analyst
Mark Radke Mark Radke ... Self - Marketing Director - Diebold Inc. (archive footage)
Ion Sancho Ion Sancho ... Self - Supervisor of Elections - Leon County - Florida
Andy Stephenson Andy Stephenson ... Self - Associate Director - Black Box Voting
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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.

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Every vote counts. Those three words lie at the heart of democracy. But what if they are not completely true? See more »

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Narrator: How can a computer that is suppose to protect the votes of you and me, count backwards to give the candidate negative votes? Either is was an error or someone had tried to rig the election.
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27 May 2008 | by Cockeymofo76 – See all my reviews

Hacking Democracy, to me, comes way out of left field, so when my friend recommended I was skeptical but willing to watch. The movie introduces you to voting fraud via a mother and some very dedicated watchdogs. The movie takes you through the personal fight of these people and never ceases to provide the big-picture as well.

Come to the movie with an open-mind and take the ride. The movie does a good job of not coming off as extreme or radical and constantly roots itself in the moment. The people who are fighting for a more open system are very easy to identify with, and overall the movie succeeds in its goals.

Hacking Democracy takes an extreme position, but does it with Apple Pie. 10/10
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Language:

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Release Date:

2 November 2006 (USA) See more »

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Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)
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Public Interest Pictures, Teale-Edwards Productions See more »
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