Does your country run free and fair elections? How do you know? Do you trust the results? Are you satisfied with how it organizes voting and results-gathering, or is there room for improvement?
Democracy as a topic is in the headlines constantly this year, with national elections in several of the world’s most influential countries. Technology is playing an ever-greater role, from voting machines to ballot scanners and digital tallying. Whether you find this topic controversial or would simply prefer a more efficient process with fully provable and auditable outcomes, blockchain offers a potential solution that all democratic governments should consider.
The ‘trust issue’ with elections these days
Saying there are growing “trust issues” with elections and voting in the 21st century would be… an understatement. In the United States, we went from punch machine “hanging chads” and court challenges in 2000 to outright riots over the results in 2016 and 2020. Voting machine technology has faced transparency complaints. …