Australia to Make Blockchain Voting App a Global Democratic Movement
While Russia is testing an e-proxy voting system based on a distributed ledger, Australia is launching a Blockchain voting app in hopes of starting a global political movement. The Flux Party is a new Australian political party that aims to return power over important decisions made in Parliament to individual electors. Launched six months ago, the Flux Party seeks to win enough seats at federal, state, and local levels enabling voters to directly influence the outcome of legislation that affects them, through the Flux app that has been built entirely on the blockchain. Blockchain - when....
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In yet another example of the numerous applications of block chain technology, a New York-based subsidiary of Global Arena Holding called Global Election Services is keen to explore applications that aid in secured block chain voting. Block chain technology is being tapped into by banks, research companies, stock markets like NASDAQ and even government entities such as the UK Treasury. With accurate record-keeping as an incorruptible digital ledger, a block chain's applications are a varied sort while offering staggering potential due to its efficiency and clarity. The democratic process....
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Romania is the first EU country to use a voting reporting tool that is based on blockchain technology for national elections. For the first time in Romania, the recent national parliamentary elections, which were held in November, used blockchain technology with the main purpose to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process and to strengthen its transparency. The government aimed to ensure tamper-proof and real-time data on voters’ presence.There is still a way to go for the voters to be empowered to record, manage, count and check the votes themselves (without bypassing it to the....