At this day, every ICO sounds fishy because of their enormous failure and scam rates, so when you add some futuristic ideas that have been only theoretical for so many years, the level of suspicion only increases.
Adding some futuristic ideas that have been only theoretical for so many years now on blockchain would not increase the level of suspicion since IMO it is normal but what increased it is the fact that he is offering it as a product on ICO whereas a vote in a democratic country should be free for all and not as tokens that a citizen should buy.