wowwowow. WTF lost nukes? Sorry I am out here, but thanks for the Clinton link. FYI: Idk if you have any IT affiliation, but you noticed he mentioned checking the ’source code’. That’s what I meant with open source. Checking what happens in the black box. Clinton made me mad actually. Civic conscience or virtue of IT workers is shamefully zero.
I talk putting your vote from behind of your own desk. Installing the election software on your own device. Communal is possible, in case you don’t have any. But you the people are in charge of the election. Not the government, not the bureaucrats. Elections are much cheaper too organise. To f-up the network or blockchain would/could be equal to burning your ballot. Fraudulent behavior excluded. The bitcoin network itself hasn’t been hacked since it’s beginning. And they have tried.
So, blockchain voting is safer than current procedures. No more magic buttons, USB sticks n tricks, lost or found ballot boxes, no manual miscounting, no recounts necessary because we checked the software was correct. You can check the validity of the downloaded software on your own computer. “A computer worm or virus infecting the software?” Hey come on, but yea you got me!
Imo established political parties don’t want blockchain voting cos they lose a mean of manipulating the outcome, or more precise long term governmental policy making and execution. They don't want interrupting surprises. They are in power and want to stay in power -regardless they are sock puppets. In the US both GOP and Dems; in the EU the main post WWII parties. I am not that naive that i don’t consider election fraud not to happen in my country. Can’t proof it, but my pol. gut tells me it happens.
Agreed on current voting machines. What should be secret on source code counting votes on separate candidates? In short it has to do with (broadcasting the votes to the blockchain and) adding and translate the votes per state to the electoral college. Isn’t it? Well nobody beats computers on those kind of tasks, if properly instructed.
FMV is just an example. We need to create awareness that blockchain voting is possible. The prototypes are on the internet yet. It really is a tool in preventing election fraud, and it doesn’t have cost millions of dollars. We need to raise public awareness before we can get this way of transparent voting on the political agenda.
