HBO airs documentary about electronic voting!!!

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Airs November 2 at 9:00pm.

"Electronic voting machines count 80% of the votes cast in America today. But are they reliable? Are they safe from tampering? From a current congressional hearing to persistent media reports that suggest misuse of data and even outright fraud, concerns over the integrity of electronic voting are growing by the day. And if the voting process is not secure, neither is America's democracy.

In the 2000 presidential election, an electronic voting machine recorded minus 16,022 votes for Al Gore in Volusia County, Fla. While fraud was never proven, the faulty tally alerted computer scientists, politicians and everyday citizens to the very real possibility of computer hacking during elections..."

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy/synopsis.html

I saw the trailer last night and it looked quite good.

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1. I am surprised this is dropping so fast.

I thought it would get more recs.

Can you all imagine how huge a documentary like this would have been at the end of the 04 election? Most people still do not have any idea how dangerous the electronic voting machines are. You should have seen the trailer (sorry, there is no link.) But it ended with GWB and Laura waving, with the voiceover ominously saying something like "Can you trust that your vote was accurately counted?" It looked pretty damning.

This documentary is being released just days before the election. Good job, HBO!

[McCamy Taylor]

2. They moved it up? I thought it was scheduled Nov. 4.

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3. Perhaps it has to do with where you live.

Here's the HBO ad on their website.

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/hackingdemocracy/index.html

There is a link for schedules. It will air numerous times on various HBO channels for the following two weeks. Also, most HBO movies can be viewed on-demand if you have the on-demand box. Check the schedule to make certain of when it is playing in your area.

http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=633258

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5. It seems from the website

that there is an HBO EAst and an HBO West.

[bobbolink]

4. THanks for the reminder!

I'm going to see if I can find someone to tape it for me.

Thanks again! :hi: