Support secure mobile voting with Follow My Vote! Currently we are pushing for both mobile voting and provably honest elections. We would like to ask all of our fans and followers to support mobile voting by joining our Follow My Vote supporters list! With this list we will know just how many people are with […]
This post from a talk show called The Take Away speaks with some highly educated people in the industry where they discuss on their podcast the importance of verified voting when dealing in the digital realm. The main topic of conversation lands on the audit-ability of the current system and what might be in development […]
On the coast of the Danube River, between Croatia and Serbia, the flag of a new country was raised on April 13, 2015. It has no residents, is mostly wooded, and, as far as anyone knows, boasts a single house, abandoned thirty years ago, and no other country saw fit to actually claim it. This […]
There are many great avenues you can choose from thanks to the beauty of the internet but further than the creation of an online petition, what are some things that you can do to make sure that your petition continues moving strong? This article takes a look at some great ideas that you can implement […]
Follow My Vote is passionate about community involvement. Last week we helped support the Blacksburg Partnership by sponsoring the 5K Rat Race, kicking off the first annual Virginia Cheese Festival. The 5K race was held at the Virginia Tech Cross Country Course. Participants were encouraged to dress up in rat or cheese-themed attire. Adam, our […]
Recently, a call was made for automatic voter registration by Hilary Clinton, the former secretary of state and US presidential candidate. Hilary has proposed that when a US citizen turn 18, they be automatically registered to vote. Hilary Clinton has also proposed various other methods intended to increase access to the ballot box. In addition […]
Since the Icelandic Pirate Party founding in November 24, 2012, it has become the largest party in Iceland, nearly doubling its support in just two months. As of the May 3rd article from The Independent , the Pirate Party now has a 23.9 percent share of the vote, up from 12.8 percent in February. Birgitta […]
How soon will we be able to vote over the internet? We hope it will become a reality soon. In a recent press release by the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials (CACEO) data was shown that vote by mail ballots are becoming more popular in California as election officials try different methods to […]
There is a long standing debate that online voting may not be possible due to the nature of technology itself. Simply as we continue to find new ways to keep our information secure and safe, technology that makes said security measures obsolete are in the making. However there is one technology that makes it almost […]
People have been trying to keep information or data secret since we were able to record information or data. It’s human nature for us to want to keep private information, private to those that are included in your information or data. It is understood that the history of cryptography goes way back. We have been […]
In an attempt to pick up votes needed for the upcoming 2016 election, Hillary Clinton is attempting to tear down ID laws to increase voter turnout. Hillary’s campaign has taken a swing into the realm of claims of voter suppression, especially in States that are overhauling their voter laws to better protect against the levels […]
As you may have read in the title, we have been mentioned as a leader in blockchain and decentralized voting systems on Crypto News Day. Crypto News Day is a website and a blog that covers the top Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news of the day. This includes anytime someone uses the technology behind Bitcoin (blockchain […]
Through many of our posts you will see Follow My Vote’s relationship with CAVO and other partners at the Open Source Initiative (OSI). We thought it to be important to our readers to find out more about this organization and see some of their work in action through this interesting article. We would have to […]
We all know that money plays a big roll in politics and elections in the US. But just how much is being spent and what is it going to? We have prepared the money in politics facts that you need to know. Money Spent on Elections Let’s start with money in politics facts surrounding elections. […]
We are extremely excited to share the news that CAVO (the California Association of Voting Officials) has joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as an Affiliate Member. As most of our readers and supporters know, Follow My Vote actually joined CAVO as an Industry Member in late 2014. This is a great partnership as both […]