The Only Way to Really Secure Our Elections

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Only about 70% of votes cast in the us. Are done on hand marked paper ballots. The other 30 % are done on electronic touch screen machines. Thorough audits were not done in any of those three decisive states, wisconsin, michigan or pennsylvania. Experts all agree that no matter what type of voting machine we use, they can all be hacked one way or another.

What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change?

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Michael Waldman, Jennifer Cohn, and Sanford Levinson.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.