The letter below was sent to leaders of Congress, urging them to ensure our overseas military have a chance to vote in the November election. If you’d like to learn more, reach out.
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29
Jun
The letter below was sent to Defense Secretary Esper. If you’re interested in helping to enable mobile voting for all military this fall, get in touch.
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25
Jun
Summary: The Republican party of South Dakota offered mobile voting to all delegates in its virtual convention last weekend with 85% delegates voting through the Voatz app. 50% of those voters submitted ballots within the first 20 minutes of the voting window. Boston, June 25, 2020 — Following the momentum of successful virtual conventions in both Utah and Arizona, last weekend Voatz successfully completed its third virtual convention with no incidents, generating elevated participation numbers and record engagement. The convention brought together delegates from 31 counties and concluded on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Dan Lederman, Chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party, said “Our goal was to create a convention […]
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15
Jun
Below is a letter from Voatz CEO to the editor of The Economist in response to last month’s article, “Why voting online is not the way to hold an election in a pandemic“. Dear Editor of The Economist, Allow me to begin by saying that I hold immense respect for The Economist, its well-researched content, and data-driven conclusions. I was surprised, however, to see an almost categorical dismissal of online voting in your article last month, “Why voting online is not the way to hold an election in a pandemic”. Whether we like it or not, technology has permeated our lives in undeniable ways, including our vote by mail system […]
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9
Jun
A few weeks ago, nearly 7,000 votes were submitted using the Voatz mobile voting platform. During the election, our advanced security threat detection mechanisms were able to detect, mitigate and thwart a handful of smartphones that had malware, were operating on insecure networks, or had insecure applications installed. The ability to detect, log and mitigate these types of threats is unique to the Voatz mobile voting platform. To do this, we combine widely-used threat detection software with our own technology to safeguard the voting process. This ensures that only voters with secure smartphones are permitted to cast a ballot, and if the system detects any threats on the smartphone, a voter […]
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3
Jun
Below is the transcription of an interview conducted by David Cohen, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Techstars, the global platform for investment and innovation that connects entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations. David interviewed Shannon O’Brien on voting, elections, and changes throughout time. Shannon O’Brien was the first woman state treasurer of the state of Massachusetts, and former Democratic nominee for governor. David Cohen: You were elected to office for the first time in 1986, 30 years later, what has changed in how we vote? Shannon O’Brien: Well, back in 1986, it was incredibly labor intensive. Everything was done on paper, getting phone numbers so that you could reach out to voters was an […]
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