Film highlights ills of country’s election system
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Filmmaker David Earnhardt is shown with Congressman John Conyers, who chaired the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into irregularities in the 2004 presidential election.
CHAUTAUQUA — One of the many functions of the arts is to point out to us a situation and attempt to impress upon us its urgency. The lectures this week at the Chautauqua Institution are focused on the topic of ‘‘Restoring Legitimacy to our Election System.’’ In a democratic republic, such as we enjoy, there is no more important issue than the legitimacy of elections, yet when I’ve told people the week’s theme, it isn’t unusual that they reply, ‘‘Why? What’s wrong with it?’’ Doing their share to advance the week’s topic, the Chautauqua Cinema showed a newly created documentary film titled ‘‘Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections.’’ They also invited the filmmaker to attend all three showings and hold question-and-answer sessions following each showing. ‘‘Uncounted’’ is the work of David Earnhardt. His focus is on the elections of 2000 and 2004, but his central theme is his belief that the increasing computerization of voting has enhanced a thousand-fold the ability of dishones
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