Category: Elections

Excited to Share Our Work with Udacity’s “Built on Blockchain” Series

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This September, we were honored to be featured in a six-part series issued by Udacity, an online platform that offers courses to build professional skills ranging from cybersecurity to design.

“Built on Blockchain” is a six-part “original documentary series that aims to demystify blockchain,” featuring how activists and entrepreneurs are building solutions that impact politics, society, and daily life.

We encourage you to take a peek — each episode is less than ten minutes — and in particular, at Episode 2, “One Block, One Vote”, where Voatz CEO Nimit shares why he’s moved to do this work, alongside other partners and companies innovating in the democracy and blockchain space.

History-Making Mobile Voting Pilot for Military, Overseas Citizens Expands to 24 West Virginia Counties for General Election

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WV Mobile Voting Pilot

We are delighted and honored to be a small part of this effort led by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office to make voting easier and safer for our deployed military service members, their families and U.S. citizens living overseas.

Official Announcement

Press Coverage

Voatz Is Used at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Party State Convention in Worcester

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The Voatz platform was used for delegate credentialing and voting at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Party State Convention in Worcester where nearly 4400+ delegates participated.

During this nominating convention, the Voatz platform was used for 3 contested races (Governor, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State).

Historic Milestone: First Mobile Blockchain Vote in U.S. Primary Election History (3/23/18)

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We are delighted and humbled to formally announce that a piece of history was created on March 23, 2018 when the first mobile blockchain vote in U.S. Primary Federal Election History was recorded on the Voatz platform.

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Hopkinton, Massachusetts Pilots Voatz for Voting at Its Annual Town Meeting

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On May 7, 2018, Hopkinton, MA became one of the early towns in the country to officially pilot a mobile blockchain-based voting platform at its annual town meeting. Nearly 400 citizens voted.

Voatz Is Used for Voting at the 2018 Massachusetts GOP Convention in Worcester

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The Voatz platform was used for credentialing and voting at the 2018 Massachusetts State GOP Convention in Worcester, where Massachusetts Governor Hon. Charlie Baker was one of the voters using the platform.

For the first time, a state-of-the-art biometric security system was deployed for each of the 4 contested ballots, and more than 2000 delegates voted.

 

West Virginia Secretary of State Announces UOCAVA Mobile Voting Pilot for 2018 Primary Elections

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Secretary of State Mac Warner announces the launch of a secure military mobile voting solution for the May 8th Primary Election. Registered and qualified military voters that are currently deployed from participating counties are now able to vote on the secure mobile application and will continue being able to vote until polls are closed at 7:30 p.m. EST on Primary Election Day on May 8th. All that is needed for qualified, registered military personnel to cast their ballot is a compatible Apple or Android mobile device and an approved, validated State or Federal ID.

 

This pilot project – launched Friday, March 23rd – was originally limited to currently deployed military voters, spouses and their dependents that are registered to vote in two counties – Harrison County and Monongalia County. With the support of the County Clerks in both counties, the mobile voting application has also been offered to eligible UOCAVA voters in those two counties.