The IUB Libraries present this video series to provoke thought and discussion on problems of fairness in U.S. elections. Each of the following showings will be held on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in Wells Library Room E174 (between the glass doors on the south side). Kate Cruikshank, political papers specialist, will facilitate the series.

Sept. 27:  Who Gets to Vote? Contested U.S. Elections Past and Present

Call It Democracy.
A film by Matt Kohn. 85 minutes.

Sparked by the 2004 Presidential election, this new film explores contested elections in U.S. history and current problems in how votes are recorded and counted in the electronic age.

Oct. 4:   Who Decides Who's President?
Nomination, Election, and Succession of the President
Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 55 min.

Who actually nominates the candidate for President? Who actually elects him or her? Who decides if a President is no longer capable of carrying out that office? To whom does the power of the Presidency then go?

Oct. 11:Whose Rights Should Prevail in Campaign Financing?
Campaign Spending
Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 55 min.

Do limits on campaign spending infringe on First Amendment rights? Does the absence of spending limits ensure that only the wealthy will govern in our democracy?

Oct. 18: Are U.S. Campaigns "Legalized Corruption"?
The Best Campaign Money Can Buy
Frontline program. 57 min.

Looks at both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns of 1992 in terms of the role of money, how it is obtained, and for what, raising questions about how U.S. elections can be made more democratic.