There’s an effort underway to roll out a blockchain voting app in time for November elections.
A voting app is being developed by WinterGreen Analysis and Authorities Blockchain Affiliation, or GBA, which makes use of blockchain know-how to “make fraud detectable”.
COVID-19 will drive adoption
Susan Eustis, President of WinterGreen Analysis advised Cointelegraph that she expects COVID-19 to accelerate its adoption:
“We anticipate that the digital voting app will roll out rapidly, simply because the telemedicine market was eclipsed by digital care supply from Cisco WebEx and Zoom. Physicians went from doing 200 televisits per yr to 36,000 per week inside the previous month. The identical market driving forces affect voting as affect healthcare supply.”
The implementation of such an app must be accepted on a state-by-state foundation. Eustis has had conversations with some state-level officers and is optimistic about its adoption in time for the usPresidential elections in November. WinterGreen Analysis has additionally ready a coaching course for the election officers. Eustis famous:
“The WinterGreen Analysis group has ready to start out coaching election officers on the native degree inside a pair weeks. Digital voting is the perfect of any really useful options for social distancing and mitigating the unfold of COVID-19.”
Based on Eustis, they’re exploring a number of non-public blockchains for his or her utility and the developer might be introduced quickly. The GBA is engaged on the blockchain requirements for the app, whereas WinterGreen Analysis might be coaching election officers if the app will get adopted.
If the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger in November, the federal government could also be pressured to improve the electoral process to the requirements and expectations of the 21th century.
