Yonsei and Postech will develop various programs and structures based on the technology, aiming to launch in H2 2019. Two South Korean universities will develop an entire Blockchain Campus with its own cryptocurrency, local English-language daily news outlet Business Korea reported on April 3. Yonsei University, which already has an active blockchain community, will partner […]
Continue ReadingDespite widespread suspicion of the technology’s ability to underpin secure elections, some U.S. jurisdictions are pushing ahead with limited blockchain-enabled voting trials. On March 7, news broke that Denver is slated to become the second United States jurisdiction to pilot a blockchain-powered mobile voting platform in its upcoming municipal election. Absentee voting will start on March […]
Continue ReadingA Thai government center for IT, telecoms and computing R&D has developed a blockchain-based e-voting system. The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) of Thailand has developed blockchain technology for e-voting, the Bangkok Post reports on Jan. 2. NECTEC is a statutory government organization that operates under the purview of the National Science and […]
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The West Virginia Secretary of State has announced that 144 voters successfully cast their ballots in the 2016 midterm elections on a mobile, blockchain-based platform. The Secretary of State of the U.S. state of West Virginia Mac Warner reported a successful first instance of remote blockchain voting in an official announcement Nov. 15. Warner stated […]
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Russian officials discuss the possibility of blockchain voting, while the head of the Election Commission suggests renaming the tech for the Russian “mentality.” The topic of implementing blockchain technology for voting was discussed at an event hosted by the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC), local state-owned news agency TASS reported Oct. 29. Speaking at the […]
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National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September, to focus on the importance of registering to vote. That places it on September 25, 2018, and this could be the last year when people use traditional methods to register to vote. Is it possible? In 2016, voters on all sides accused one […]
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