Hacking Democracy

IMDb 7.6 2006 • 82 min • DocumentaryCrime

Director

Simon Ardizzone

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

James Naughton
James Naughton Narrator
Bev Harris
Bev Harris Self
Harri Hursti
Harri Hursti Self
Mark Radke
Mark Radke Self
Ion Sancho
Ion Sancho Self