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For the first time in our
nation's history, voters in 24 counties in W. Virginia will be able to
vote using their mobile phones. While some are hailing the decision
because it will make voting easier for members of the military deployed
overseas, experts are warning of possible security breaches.
"After researching previously
available options, the Secretary’s team identified that most electronic
ballot delivery technology required access to a desktop computer,
printer and scanner, all of which present significant barriers to
overseas voters, especially those in combat zones or engaged in covert
operations," the W. Virginia Secretary of State's office explained in a press release this week. The state is partnering with a Boston, Massachusetts-based company called Voatz, Inc.
"Voatz has developed a secure
mobile voting application that allows voters to receive, vote, and
return their ballots electronically," the press release claims. "The
application also utilizes blockchain technology to store electronically
submitted ballots until election night, and requires a heightened
standard of identity verification for users than traditional absentee
ballot processes. This project is unprecedented in United States
history, being the first mobile voting application and first use of
blockchain technology in a federal election."
1 comment:
Whoa! Wait a minute. What do you mean blockchain technology that stores the vote until the night of the election? If it's stored on the blockchain then it can be stored permanently. This sounds shady as hell. What's wrong with absentee ballots? Haven't those been working. We don't want shady stuff anymore and George Soro's Brazillian rigged voting machines that automatically change people's votes when they vote for all republicans to the democrat running.
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