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23 Jul

Voatz Partners with Utah County on Mobile Voting Pilot for 2019 Municipal Elections

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Voatz Partners with Utah County on Mobile Voting Pilot for 2019 Municipal Elections

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new pilot program today with Utah County that will provide mobile voting secured by the blockchain to deployed military personnel and overseas United States citizens during the 2019 municipal elections this year. We commend the Utah County team for seeking new, innovative technologies to improve our election infrastructure and provide secure, auditable, transparent voting options for voters. With this pilot program, Utah County is leading the effort in the State of Utah to make voting more convenient and accessible for deployed military personnel and overseas US citizens. The latest developments in smartphone hardware, encryption and blockchain technology make mobile voting a […]

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13 Jul

Why the Slate Story Completely Misses the Point

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In light of a recent article focused on Voatz, we wanted to share our perspective and address some of the incorrect claims made about the 2018 West Virginia pilot. While the questions raised are not unique for a startup company like ours operating in this space, we want to make it very clear that there was nothing in the voting process or the post-election audit process that was a concern. The article failed to accurately portray the added protections that the mobile blockchain infrastructure provides, or the fact that this pilot was a significant improvement to the current voting methods (fax, email, postal mail) offered to UOCAVA voters. Delays in […]

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5 Jul

10,000 Miles from the Far East to Charleston WV

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10,000 Miles from the Far East to Charleston WV

XI’AN, CHINA — Michael Graney lives in Xi’an, a large city smack dab in the middle of Shaanxi, China. With bustling streets, air thick with pollution and mountains just visible through the haze, Xi’an is one of China’s oldest cities, an important cultural, industrial and educational epicenter. Michael is in his third year as a graduate student, here, studying Chinese sociology and culture. He lives in a small studio with wooden floors, wallpapered walls, sporadic electricity and a humble, all-in-one bathroom with a laundry machine. He spends most days on the move teaching, writing his thesis, or engaging with his community — air pollution permitting. ^Michael at a farm in […]

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