Hacking Democracy (2006)

  • NR
  • 11/02/2006 (US)
  • Documentary, Crime
  • 1h 22m

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

Overview

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.

Simon Ardizzone

Director

Russell Michaels

Director

Cast

James Naughton's headshot

James Naughton

Narrator
Bev Harris's headshot

Bev Harris

Herself
Harri Hursti's headshot

Harri Hursti

Himself
Mark Radke's headshot

Mark Radke

Himself
Ion Sancho's headshot

Ion Sancho

Himself
Andy Stephenson's headshot

Andy Stephenson

Himself

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