Military personnel from the US state of West Virginia serving overseas will be able to vote via a blockchain-based app in the midterm elections in November, CNN reported on Monday. However, the news has raised concerns about possible security breaches and the actual necessity of the voting system.
After a successful pilot launched in March, West Virginia has decided to allow its overseas troops to cast their ballot through the smartphone application Voatz. Each county within the state will though make the final decision whether to use the app.
The blockchain voting option comes at a time when bureaucracy has drawn the US to nearly the bottom of global voter turnout, as CNN
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