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"Uncounted" Shines Spotlight on Our Corrupt Voting System

US Politics & Gov't (tags: elections, corruption, voting rights, Diebold, machines, Republicans, documentary, David Earnhardt, Uncounted, Bushocracy, purposeful racism )

Jill
- 112 days ago - alternet.org

Must-see film reviews best examples of last 8 years & finds 1 constant, despite nonpartisanship of election rights movement: Repub party is connected, by way of large donations by voting machine makers,& Republicans in power aiding&abetting,...Details..

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Past Member (0)

Friday June 20, 2008, 11:53 am

Thanks, Jill. Having met or worked online with some of the people in this film gave me a better appreciation of their efforts.

Unfortunately, the film does not go far enough, implying that paper trails or paper ballots might be a solution to election fraud. This is the fault of the filmmaker, as many of the people pictured are fully aware that paper trails can only verify how a vote was cast, not how it was recorded, and that paper ballots are fed into optical scanner which can record them inaccurately, and the memory cards from the optical scanners are then fed into central tabulators which get another shot at recording the votes inaccurately.

But for the uninitiated, this film is an eye-opener and highly recommended.

Blue Bunting (760)

Thursday July 24, 2008, 12:06 pm
Each week until the election the producers of Uncounted - The New Math of American Elections, will release a clip from the film because now, more than ever, people need to see storiesthat will motivate them to stand up and help save our democracy.

Jill Gabs (54)

Wednesday August 6, 2008, 4:32 am
You amaze me, Blue ! How do you manage to remember my old posts and come back to them weeks and months later, when you have come across some new and very pertinent fact !?!