Diebold demands that HBO cancel voting machine documentary [VIDEO]

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein at 11:03 AM on November 2, 2006.

Electronic voting firm wants network to pull the plug on Hacking Democracy.

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Voting machine manufacturer Diebold, Inc. is demanding that HBO cancel its documentary on voting machines:

The program, "Hacking Democracy," is scheduled to debut Thursday, five days before the 2006 U.S. midterm elections. The film claims that Diebold voting machines aren't tamper-proof and can be manipulated to change voting results.
"Hacking Democracy" is "replete with material examples of inaccurate reporting," Diebold Election System President David Byrd said in a letter to HBO President and Chief Executive Chris Albrecht posted on Diebold's Web site. Short of pulling the film, Monday's letter asks for disclaimers to be aired and for HBO to post Diebold's response on its Web site. [Seattle PI]

HBO says it has no intention of cancelling the documentary, which is scheduled to premiere tonight.

[HT:whoshat of Daily Kos]

Tagged as: vote, election06, documentary, diebold, hbo

Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.

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They DEMAND it??? [Report this comment] Posted by: JoshuaLudd on Nov 2, 2006 11:49 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] They DEMAND it? On what grounds, and on what authority??? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » In related news... Posted by: MonkeyBoy » RE: They DEMAND it??? Posted by: andyc Screw Diebold [Report this comment] Posted by: charemor on Nov 2, 2006 2:03 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Screw Diebold, because that is exactly what they will try to do to the voters. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Watched it last night. [Report this comment] Posted by: howmad1 on Nov 3, 2006 12:47 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Holy shit, all is lost! If the Dems take any part of congress, it'll be an absolute miracle. I could not believe the crap that Diebold is getting away with. How the sheeple of this country are allowing this crap to go on is just incredible. Thank the lord we have folks like Bev Harris working thier asses of to protect our vote. Unfortunately, it looks like a wasted effort thanks to the likes of a crooked administration and rethuglican election officials. America is no longer a democracy, more like a banana republic. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Oh, I'm sure they did! [Report this comment] Posted by: CovertRage on Nov 5, 2006 4:58 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] What chafes me is that America is still using these piece-of-crap machines. When will we learn? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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