Votergates: Documentaries on electronic voting's failings

Cory Doctorow 11:43 pm Wed Oct 27, 2004

Brewster Kahle points us to two excellent, full-length, Creative Commons licensed documentaries on the perils of electronic voting. Confusingly, they are both called "VoterGate."

Votergate 1: "This is an action documentary, following a young team on their nationwide investigation of the current problems with our voting systems and elections procedures. Fast-paced and engaging, this documentary reveals the shocking story of how touchscreen voting systems are highly susceptible to hacking and how these systems are being implemented across the country without the proper checks and balances to insure accuracy and accountability"

Votergate 2: "This film is an investigative documentary uncovering the truth about new computer voting systems, which allow a few powerful corporations to record our votes in secret. But the film is not just a warning. It strongly concludes that elections are harder to defraud when voters turn out in
big numbers. This documentary is designed specifically to help viewers navigate past the fear and spin already being thrown at this critical issue."

Link to the first movie, Link to the second movie

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