Can the blockchain make electronic voting more secure?

America's voting machines are out of date, insecure, difficult to use, and largely supplied by a single vendor whose vote-counting software is proprietary – i.e. its inner-workings are a secret. read more

Blockchain uses asymmetric encryption (also known as Public Key Cryptography) to secure the data. Asymmetric encryption uses two keys- public and private key to encrypt the data. The two keys make it impossible to crack the network. read more

The blockchain could be used to improve voting processes inside private companies and organizations, too. What becomes clear is the more you investigate the blockchain as a potential mechanism for governing voting processes, the more you find its application extends further than municipal or public elections. read more

Open-source blockchain technology may just be a tailor-made solution for creating a secure, transparent voting system. The blockchain allows for the creation of publicly viewable, timestamped and signed transactions (records) that cannot be altered or deleted. read more