It would seem that even after an understood push back of implementation date and all of the physical proof surrounding the safety and viability of Florida’s online voter registration there still seems to be educated people out there that do not truly understand the nature of the work that goes into securing any kind of […]
Let’s just face it, there are many things wrong with the current way that the American public casts votes for their representatives in this Democracy. This article takes a look at a flaw in our voting system that has been apparent from the beginning. Plurality voting in a nutshell is destroying what it means to […]
Our Founder & CEO, Adam Kaleb Ernest, was recently invited overseas to attend a national summit meeting for the Pirate Party of Norway, as a way to introduce Follow My Vote’s new and innovative verifiable online voting platform to Pirate Party members and citizens of Norway. The Pirate Party exists across 6 continents and in approximately 61 countries […]
On the horizon of Hilary Clinton formally announcing her campaign this article takes a look at some of the numbers surrounding smartphone usage in the American public and how it has already affected media and advertising platforms for recent elections. Using the connectivity that social media and smartphones as a whole offer the political platform […]
A ninety minute debate ended in success for online voting platforms across the globe! Its a great start! This bill allows students to vote online for the SA executive election. One of the main objections and concerns of the council was the safety and integrity of the website that would be hosting these elections. David […]
We are happy to present one of the major players in the push for more transparency in democratic elections and the push to digitizing the process in the open source community. This article and interview hears from Brent Turner about how the California Association of Voting Officials (CAVO) uses open source software to bring trust […]
You have heard the phrase “You got to lean how to crawl before you can run” well America is on its way to learning how to crawl when it comes to integrating the internet into our voting society. Florida may be the 25ht State to allow voters to register to vote utilizing online portals and […]
What has been in practice in Estonia for the past decade may find a new home in the upcoming UK elections. Anthony Walker, deputy CEO of Tech UK states: “We are confident the tools exist to address these challenges.” He speaks of challenges that seem to be stalling other countries that look to move to […]
Next year Americans will be voting for the 2016 presidential candidates. Currently state legislators are examining and looking at hundreds of laws that pertain to voting. Some states are increasing voting restrictions, while others are improving access to the polls. Some of the more notable laws are written about voter ID requirements, early voting opportunities […]
We like to keep an open mind about the ground breaking technology we are leveraging to bring online voting to millions across the country. With a technology so new there are bound to be some challenges to overcome. This article takes a non-biased look at the possibility of a true digital democracy and outlines some […]
In just a short amount of time we have seen the industry of cryptocurrency absolutely explode. With this explosion came a realization that the doorway BitCoin opened has the opportunity to be absolutely blown open by the amount of applications the underlying technology, the blockchain, offers. Will the emergence of companies that exist solely in […]
This article takes you on a journey of one company’s dream to utilize the Blockchain technology that allowed BitCoin to be so hugely successful to completely revolutionize how we use the internet. Along with this post you can find one of the better explanations of Blockchain technology and how it might be utilized to create […]
It is no surprise to us that the surge of interest in the electronic voting industry has sparked changes and advancements in many different verticals. The seriousness of the industry has caused major players in the Political Science and Education industries to take a major look at what is being considered a broken voting system. […]
The California Association of Voting Officials (CAVO) was featured on The Huffington Post on February 6, 2015! As a corporate member of CAVO, Follow My Vote was excited to see the article and attention given to open-source technology. CAVO has been pushing for open-source solutions for voting which is one of the main reasons Follow […]
On Monday, February 9, 2015 Follow My Vote and CEO Adam Ernest appeared on the first page of the Roanoke Times! Reporter Yann Ranaivo did an excellent job reporting on what we do and why we do it. He explained how we are pushing for verifiable online voting and the fact that we believe any and […]
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 NuSpark held a celebration for a successful first year as an entrepreneurship space where Follow My Vote put on a voting demo. Follow My Vote is one of three teams to have graduated NuSpark and move to a real office or a start up accelerator. As a graduate we were invited […]
Here is a quick snapshot of some of the few states that are looking into streamlining the voting process in the next year. While most are looking at automated voter registration through the DMV there are also some that are looking at utilizing electronic poll books. I t will be interesting to see what problems, […]
Queensland University of Technology researcher Xavier Boyen feels that the key to truly having a transparent and open source online election is to add the human element back to the algorithm. He mentions that by tying a user made password that only the voter knows it may address the concern of many that votes could […]
There are many out there that oppose the idea of online election voting. And, while opposition is a good thing to have, it is important to be educated as to when an opposer may be using older data or case studies to oppose your ideas that may have already been debunked. Such is the case […]
This article does a wonderful job of explaining and educating the layman to the importance of transparency in our voting system. While outlining some of our rights as voters, you can now see why so many are behind the push to allow more Americans to submit and verify their vote. What many people may not understand […]