{"id":42320,"date":"2018-04-10T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=42320"},"modified":"2020-04-09T18:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:43:22","slug":"blockchain-transparency-electoral-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/blockchain-transparency-electoral-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Blockchain to Bring Transparency to the Modern Electoral System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockchaintechcorp.com\/\">Blockchain Technologies Corp<\/a>\u00a0is the brainchild of Nick Spanos, and responsible for several innovative platforms including D.A.V.E Bitcoin ATM,\u00a0Blockchain Apparatus: Custom Development Blockchain Platform and <a href=\"http:\/\/votewatcher.com\/\">VoteWatcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoSlate recently spoke with a representative of VoteWatcher to get a better understanding of how they aim to change the electoral process by incorporating blockchain technology.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43568\" style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43568 \" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/votewatcher-logo.jpg\" alt=\"VoteWatcher\" width=\"323\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/votewatcher-logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/votewatcher-logo-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VoteWatcher\u2019s mission is to bring complete transparency to the modern electoral system and empower every voice by providing the most technologically advanced, reliable and secure voting mechanism in the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>It's no secret that more companies and government agencies are aiming to integrate blockchain technology into the voting system.<\/h3>\n<p>In the past two weeks alone we have covered the use or &#8216;lack of' blockchain technology in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sierra-leone-blockchain-election\/\">Sierra Leone elections<\/a> as well as Russia and West Virginia who are looking at piloting projects. One company that is making waves in the blockchain voting world is VoteWatcher.<\/p>\n<p>They already have over 10,000 ballots scanned at over 20 events, so is this the answer that the blockchain voting world is seeking?<\/p>\n<h2>VoteWatcher<\/h2>\n<p>VoteWatcher aims to bring transparency and efficiency to the voting system. Their mission is to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Bring complete transparency to the modern electoral system and empower every voice by providing the most technologically advanced, reliable and secure voting mechanism in the world.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They have already done three successful state party level elections in the United States and are looking to expand on a larger scale. They allow corporations and governments to use simple paper ballots coupled with blockchain technology. They are aiming for complete transparency, claiming that every step in the process is auditable, running off-the-shelf hardware and runs on fully\u00a0open source code.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41759\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41759\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Election2Social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related Story:\u00a0<a title=\"Blockchain Elections: So Hot Right Now\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/blockchain-elections\/\">Blockchain Elections: So Hot Right Now<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>How are paper ballots recorded securely?<\/h3>\n<p>They have\u00a0developed custom generated ballots that contain unique (non-identifying) tokens in the form of a QR code to prevent the same ballot from being scanned twice.<\/p>\n<p>Once the voting machine has scanned the paper ballot, the voting unit is transferred to their chosen candidate on the blockchain. The tokens in the QR code unlock the &#8220;vote unit,&#8221; and they are recorded and tallied in real time.<\/p>\n<h2>Where will it be used?<\/h2>\n<p>In developing nations, there is a genuine problem with vote tampering and a lack of transparency in elections. Although it is not their sole focus when it comes to expanding, VoteWatcher has said that they will go where the people call them, however when asked if they were looking to expand to developing nations they noted that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Emerging democracies in Africa and Eastern Europe seem like a logical first step, but we can quickly deploy anywhere where there is a need for transparent, fraud-proof elections.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Combatting Fake News<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41766\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41766\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/facebook-debacle-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/facebook-debacle-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/facebook-debacle-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/facebook-debacle-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/facebook-debacle-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related Story:\u00a0<a title=\"After Facebook\u2019s Privacy Debacle, How Blockchain Will Secure Our Digital Lives\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/facebook-privacy-debacle\/\">After Facebook\u2019s Privacy Debacle, How Blockchain Will Secure Our Digital Lives<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In light of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/facebook-privacy-debacle\/\">Facebook's recent data breach<\/a>\u00a0with Cambridge Analytica, VoteWatcher is hoping to give citizens back their confidence in election outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, they believe that blockchain voting is at least part of the answer. According to Spanos:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is the only unassailable system to give citizens ironclad confidence in election outcomes and provide stability and legitimacy to leaders, especially needed in this time of disinformation and \u201cfake news\u201d propaganda.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/votewatcher.com\/\">VoteWatcher<\/a> has already run three trial campaigns, although the numbers are small the outcomes are positive. Blockchain technology and voting is a decentralized match made in heaven. Whether or not VoteWatcher will be the first company to implement the technology on a larger scale successfully\u00a0is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Spanos told CryptoSlate:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Blockchain voting can be used in both the corporate and nonprofit world, from fun applications like fan voting for All Star Athletic teams to serious business applications like proxy elections and shareholder votes. 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