Utah Kick-Starts Online Voting on Blockchain Trend
The Republican Party of Utah State is going online with blockchain based online voting system for choosing the candidate for the Presidential elections. There have been talks about the use of blockchain technology in online voting for a long time. Until now, it was either theoretical or experimental. But now, it is going to be a reality soon. Sooner than expected to be precise. The first ever online blockchain based voting in the United States is happening today. The State of Utah will be the first state to use the blockchain technology to nominate a Republican candidate for the United....
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Registered members of the Republican party in Utah will be able to nominate a candidate for the United States Presidency by placing a vote without having to visit polling stations by submitting them via the internet at the party’s website. The votes will be submitted and secured on a blockchain. For the first time ever in the United States, a state party has enabled voting via the internet. Members of the Utah Republican party will be able to cast their ballot to vote today for this year’s Republican presidential nominee by registering online at the party’s website. The online voting....
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