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Re: Blockchain technology in election polls
by
Vinz1978
on 29/11/2018, 22:37:57 UTC
Actually it's been implemented as far as I know:

[1]Switzerland's “Crypto Valley” Successfully Completes Blockchain Voting Trial

[2]Japanese City Trials Blockchain Voting for Social Development Programs

[3]Sierra Leone Uses Blockchain To Track Election Results

[4]US: West Virginia Completes First Blockchain-Supported State Elections

For sure those progressive countries are already looking at this options. Not to save money but to make it more transparent to its electorate. On the other hand, there are those who opposes it, saying that we're getting totally dependent on the Internet. It's still a long way to go, but I guess its inevitable and we might see governments around the world slowly injecting it on their electoral process.

It's nice to know that some developed countries are implementing blockchain technology in small electoral processes. Little by little they are trying to test the capability of the blockchain technology. I will not be surprise that in five years time, automated elections are blockchain technology-based.