Thursday, March 29, 2018

West Virginia to use blockchain to let military personnel vote remotely


West VirginiaĆ¢€™ Secretary of StateĆ¢€™s Office just announced that the state will be testing out a new pilot program that will allow overseas military personnel to vote from their mobile phones. The active-duty military personnel will be able to vote via a blockchain-based app using their state ID. The goal of the project, according to the Secretary of State, is to offer and manage a secure military mobile voting solution that is verifiable, transparent, and more secure and accessible than currently available mobile voting systems. The goal of this project, as per the Secretary of State, is to offer and…

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