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Who remembers the 2006 documentary ‘Hacking Democracy’?
The film investigates the flawed integrity of electronic voting machines, particularly those made by Diebold Election Systems, exposing previously unknown backdoors in the Diebold trade secret computer software.
The film investigates the flawed integrity of electronic voting machines, particularly those made by Diebold Election Systems, exposing previously unknown backdoors in the Diebold trade secret computer software.
In 2006, Diebold decided to remove its name from the front of the voting machines for strategic reasons.
CEO Thomas Swidarski announced he would decide in the beginning of 2007 if Diebold stays in the election business.
CEO Thomas Swidarski announced he would decide in the beginning of 2007 if Diebold stays in the election business.
In August 2007 the company changed its name to "Premier Election Solutions" ("PES").
Election Systems & Software (ES&S) acquired Premier Election Solutions on September 3, 2009.
Election Systems & Software (ES&S) acquired Premier Election Solutions on September 3, 2009.
Following the acquisition, the Department of Justice and 14 individual states launched investigations into the transaction on antitrust grounds.
In March 2010, the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against ES&S, requiring it to divest voting equipment systems assets it acquired from Premier Election Solutions in order to restore competition.
The company then sold the assets to Dominion Voting Systems.
Dominion Voting Systems acquired Premier on May 19, 2010.
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Dominion Voting Systems acquired Premier on May 19, 2010.
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