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Nevada Joins the Blockchain Revolution for Election Integrity

The question of election integrity is a heated topic in the USA. With each election, accusations of irregularities often emerge, casting doubt on the process and fueling tension. 

To address these concerns, Nevada is adopting blockchain technology to ensure transparency in the process. But this is not the only state, which is going  to introduce innovative technology. States are increasingly turning to blockchain to solve the problem. 

Nevada followed the pattern of Alaska and Georgia, which expressed interest in adopting blockchain-based solutions for elections. Using the blockchain, voting records are stored in an immutable ledger. These entries can’t be altered or tampered with.

Some say democracy is dead, while activism can be easily manipulated. In the age of increasing skepticism, blockchain can be the spark that reignites trust in the system. It will make election procedures more transparent and secure. This is a significant step forward in safeguarding democracy, which is currently at risk.

The United States has a four-year window before the next presidential election. It’s a chance to strengthen its electoral system and it looks as if they got down to business already.

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Why Is Voting Still So Archaic?

Seriously. I think about all of the technological advancements we’ve made over the years, and wonder why voting is still such a slow and annoying process. Over the past weeks, multiple claims of voter suppression have come out. Obviously there is a deep history of this in the south, but it’s 2018 now and we have the means to completely curtail it. In Georgia right now, over 53,000 voter registrations have been put ‘on hold’ because of things like typos and missing information, 1.2 million registrations have been cancelled due to the voters  not voting in several past elections, on top of the nearly 400 ballots being flat out rejected in certain counties. 

Is this voter suppression? Probably. The problem I have is that the reasons behind all of these on hold or cancelled registrations is a lack of using the tech we have available to prevent it. We can use algorithms to easily check if someone put the wrong name in, or address, or birth-date. Frankly it’s really stupid to reject someones voter registration due to the fact they are missing a hyphen in their name on their registration.

The same goes for notifying the individuals about the incorrect information. Many reports have come out saying people weren’t even notified of the errors. If you’re not notified, how can you fix them? There is ZERO excuse for there not to be some sort of text-message or email notification that goes out to people letting them know their registration needs some corrections. That should go out within a day. We get notified ASAP when something isn’t right with our tax returns, so we know it can be done.

Now when it comes down to voting, I know it’s been mixed opinions on whether or not it should be allowed online or if something like a block-chain could be used to prevent voter fraud, etc. I think more work needs to be done to have this fully implemented. Again, the tech is there, we just need to figure out how to make it all work together. In my opinion, and I’m no security expert here, but if I can enter my banking information online, tax information, etc. online, I should be able to cast a vote online. I don’t even think the biggest thing is about the actual casting of the vote. I think it’s more about the registering of a person to vote. Things need to be checked, but using a more robust version of a KYC (Know Your Customer) system could be done. People could upload documents to verify who they are. Those documents could be confirmed at the State level. And those folks who think the records of deceased people are being used, could simply require anyone who seems like they could be doing this to stop by an office to be verified. Simple. 

I think the bigger issue above everything else is the politics of it all. Like the fact in Georgia, Brian Kemp (running for Governor against Stacey Abrams) happens to be the current Secretary of State of Georgia! This guy directly monitors voter registrations! If that isn’t a conflict of interest I don’t know what is. But hey, I don’t make the rules. 

The entire system is TOO slow. I registered to vote in Texas a while ago (we moved here from Maryland this year) and I’ve received ZERO notice in the mail about anything. Luckily, I checked on the site just last night, and I was FINALLY in the freaking system. My whole point is that process should have taken max of 1 business day, or been instantaneous. The government at a State and National level needs to step it up. For real! 

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