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Nov
Tags Archives: Utah
16
Oct
We are delighted to announce that a little piece of US election history was created on October 16, 2019 when the first ever ranked choice vote was recorded on a mobile blockchain voting platform. The ballot was cast by a UOCAVA voter from Payson City in Utah County. Update: (11/24/19) – The Associated Press/Salt Lake Tribune has more here about the RCV pilot in Utah County. Here’s an earlier post on how the Voatz platform supports Ranked Choice Voting in a highly accessible manner. We are excited to see the expansion of RCV across the nation.
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16
Oct
We are delighted to announce that Utah County has broadened the eligibility in the ongoing mobile voting pilot as part of the 2019 Municipal General Elections to include voters with disabilities, marking the first time mobile voting will be offered to U.S. citizens other than military and overseas voters. “This is the first election where we are expanding mobile voting for the disability community and providing them the option to vote from their mobile device,” said Bradley Tusk, founder and CEO of Tusk Philanthropies. “We are making voting accessible to new communities, increasing voter turnout, conducting new pilots and auditing that each election to ensure that votes cast over the blockchain […]
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23
Jul
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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