DOCUMENTARY PEERS INSIDE BALLOT BOXES >GLENN WHIPP."Swing Vote: The Documentary"? Cable news junkies (this doc's primary audience) are no doubt familiar with electronic voting Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes. machine shenanigans shenanigans Noun, pl Informal 1. mischief or nonsense 2. trickery or deception [origin unknown] in Ohio that, Democrats say, cost John Kerry  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. the 2004 presidential election.
Dorothy Fadiman revisits that episode without offering anything new. She does trot out a history of voter manipulation with a special emphasis on America's royal families -- the Kennedys and Bushes. Whether it's a hanging chad Noun 1. hanging chad - a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner chad - a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape or nefarious programming, the movie leaves you with the sick feeling that politicians have always tried to undermine democracy. Some are just better at it than others. STEALING AMERICA: VOTE BY VOTE - Two and one half stars >Not rated: mature subject matter. >Running time: 1 hr. 30 min. >Playing: Laemmle's Music Hall in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: "Stealing America" revisits what happened in Ohio with the electronic voting machines and other voting manipulations. |
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