With the increasing fear of voting fraud,
Blockchain projects can now secure a digital ballot box or voting
system based on Blockchain to prevent voter fraud during elections. Once
cast, votes would be unalterable results and available for everyone to
see.
Under a Blockchain system, voters are able to cast their
votes from their mobile phones or personal computers, which are then
logged into an immutable Blockchain and utilized to reliably verify the results of the election.
According to Jamie Skella, co-founder of Horizon State, one
of the companies that builds such systems, there is a need for better
decision-making tools and processes to achieve the best outcomes in a
democratic form of government.
“Democracy is the opportunity to share in the
decision-making processes that relates to the shared matters which
affect us. Democracy is about reaching consensus on how to best use our
shared resources to achieve the best outcomes for our partners,
children, colleagues, staff, and fellow citizens. Where there are shared
resources in any cooperative environment, there remains no question: we
need better shared decision making tools and processes.”
How Blockchain is changing elections in the 21st century
Blockchain technology
is revolutionizing the global political landscape toward direct
democracy, where voters can decide the course of government policy
themselves.
A digital ballot box represents a smart and cost-effective
solution to effectively improve the existing voting procedures. This
system will eliminate such issues as manipulation, recording errors, and
tampering, as well as encourage voters’ participation.
Although Blockchain-based voting solutions are still in
their infancy, they are already showing many and diverse use cases.
Governments’ ability to engage and manage a constituency is vital to the
future of society, therefore, they should promote and adopt Blockchain to become a key part of the voting process.
Various governments around the globe have already been investigating the idea of using Blockchain for national ID systems to avoid identify frauds which are usually used to manipulate traditional voting processes.
