“This is about using new technologies that give us a way to make sure people who maybe can’t always vote have that opportunity.”
“We should focus on improving government through increased participation, and mobile voting is one of the easiest and secure ways to accomplish that. We trust mobile apps to help us bank, communicate with friends and family, check our blood test results, and even protect our homes. So why hasn’t mobile voting caught on — especially when successful pilots conducted by new innovators like Voatz in West Virginia, Denver, and Utah County have proven to be safe and effective?”
“Voatz is providing a crucial service for underserved groups of voters.”
“The National Disability Rights Network does not endorse any particular voting technology, but Bishop described Voatz and other applications like it as ‘incredibly promising.’”
“Other systems did not offer both credentialing people and voting services. We needed a system that could identify an individual and their vote. Voatz provided voting data and the ability to track results. Voatz was able to show that the math was correct, and everyone could see tallies reported correctly.”
“The Voatz app has been used to help overseas and military voters cast their ballots in the state of West Virginia, as well as localities like Denver, Colorado, and Utah County, Utah.”
“But the Utah Republicans were over the moon with how Voatz worked in what the company said might be the largest-ever mobile voting experiment, when earlier county conventions in the state are included.”