A campaign has been started by Diebold to take down a recent HBO documentary, Hacking Democracy, which investigates the company’s e-voting machines. Diebold president David Byrd and CEO Chris Albrecht have sent angry letters and press releases, demanding that HBO air disclaimers before and after the presentation, or that it pull the documentary altogether.

Mr. Byrd claims “egregious” errors and misrepresentations are made in the documentary, while Albrecht alleges that Hacking Democracy is part of a liberal-Hollwood conspiracy against Diebold (that accusation alone ought to tell you something about Diebold’s politics). Mr. Albrecht then goes on to say that the documentary “is directed by the directors of VoterGate, and contains much of the same material. VoterGate was produced with special thanks to Susan Sarandon and The Streisand Foundation,” he writes. However, Albrecht has no idea what he’s talking about since Votergate has no ties to Hacking Democracy. The HBO documentary was produced and directed by entirely different people. It should also be noted that neither David Byrd nor Chris Albrecht have actually seen Hacking Democracy.

Votes with Diebold machines have been shown to record inaccurate totals favoring Republican candidates. Several researchers, including a Princeton scientist, have shown that the machines are easily hacked to achieve such an outcome. Despite countless testimonials and studies by independent groups, Diebold simply maintains that its machines are secure and should be trusted. However, they have yet to counter any of the concerns raised in the studies which prove otherwise. At least 40 percent of votes this November will be recorded with Diebold machines.

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