This upcoming Tuesday, October 6th, We will be attending DC TechDay 2015! We had great success at last years TechDay, meeting Congressman Tony Cardenas from California’s 29th district(see below). We created a whole lot of buzz around online voting and the possibilities surrounding new and innovative voting technologies. Check out our blog recap for all […]
With an endorsement from Vermont’s Governor, Peter Shumlin, the state recently decided to explore the use of blockchain technology. The legislation passed earlier this summer with the intention of looking at how the state can simplify the management of state records. This marks an important first step for government bodies exploring the potential benefits that blockchain offers. “Vermont’s […]
The Republicans have just finished their second debate and the democratic party is yet to debate the key issues. The nation is excited to see Clinton and Sanders finally go head to head and get some genuine media coverage on the Sanders campaign as he is now the front runner of the democratic party. There […]
CCEDK, a leading Danish cryptocurrency exchange is launching the worlds first decentralized multi-lingual fintech exchange (finance- technology) called OpenLedger. With this exchange people will be able to convert bitcoin to fiat-pegged SmartCoins. These SmartCoins can be directly converted to cash via PayPal, Ripple gateway, or CCEDK’s NanoCard. What is basically happening here is that CCEDK […]
An initiative petition has been created in Seattle, Washington to help usher in more honest elections. More and more it seems our government is influenced by wealthy citizens, corporate campaign donors, and those involved in Super PACs. Our Government should be of, by, and for the people. Initiative-122 goes a long way towards reducing the […]
Add Pennsylvania to the growing list of states that offer online voter registration. With this move, they become the 23rd state to offer an online registration system. Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State, Pedro Cortes, endorsed this move in a recent article, citing the cost savings and accessibility that online registration will provide eligible voters. He cites a recent […]
On Thursday, September 17th, we attended the Brennan Center for Justice event: America’s Voting Technology Crisis: Preparing for 2016 and Beyond. With the recent release of the report put out by the Brennan Center for Justice appropriately called America’s Voting Machines at Risk, it has become apparent that we need to talk about outdated voting machines […]
NPR has featured an article on outdated voting machines in the US. But what does this mean for American voters? Essentially, outdated voting machines could cause some very real problems within America’s presidential election next year. The Brennan Center for Justice recently released a report on the status of current voting machines in the US. The results […]
The second debate between the Republican party candidates is scheduled for Wednesday of this week. If it is anything like the first debate, it will be quite sensational with Donald Trump leading in the polls. The debate will be aired on CNN out of Simi Valley, California. These debates are absolutely crucial to shaping public […]
Add New Zealand to the list of countries working on implementing an online voting system. Although there have been some pitfalls, New Zealand is putting a lot of time into making sure their online voting system is impenetrable and can be used in the upcoming elections. It is still very much in its infancy but […]
WebRoots Democracy is helping usher in the movement for online voting in the UK! WebRoots Democracy is an independent, non-partisan organization that is campaigning for the use of online voting in local and general elections, specifically in the United Kingdom. Voter apathy plagues all kinds of democracies around the world. WebRoots democracy aims to reverse […]
Follow My Vote has been named one of the top 25 non-financial blockchain startups by Venture Radar for innovating and disrupting in the governance sector! In this info-graphic featured above, Follow My vote has been put along side projects and companies such as Swarm and Bitnation, which attempt to improve or disrupt government type functions. Follow […]
Our third appearance at Virginia Tech’s Gobblerfest was a great success! Gobblerfest is an event where students can learn about clubs and different campus organizations. This is also an event where local businesses and non-profits can reach out to students to let them know about their products and services. In our case we were engaging […]
On Thursday September 3rd, Follow My Vote met with Delta Sigma Pi At Virginia Tech to host a professional event on following your passion and starting your own business. Delta Sigma Pi is one of the nations largest coed professional business fraternities. Follow My Vote Founder and CEO, Adam Kaleb Ernest, was the main speaker […]
We have been busy as of late preparing for Virginia Tech’s Gobblerfest. Gobblerfest is an annual festival held at Virginia Tech with the overall goal of getting students to engage with different campus activities and the surrounding community. Student organizations, non-profit organizations and local businesses flock to the event with free giveaways, games and info about […]
Things are looking better for some women in the Middle East. Saudi Arabian women can vote now. Last week, women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to register to vote for the first time. Previously in 2011, the late King Abdullah had announced that women would be allowed to vote and run as candidates in 2015. The […]
The invention of social media has been remarkable for political activism. Hashtags have catalyzed grass roots movements abroad and domestically as well. Whether some of the topics have merit is at the discretion of each individual but everyone can agree that Twitter is great at generating a conversation. Deleted tweets from politicians have been the […]
Regardless of party affiliation or political creed, the office of the president is one that deserves respect and recognition. Former president, Jimmy Carter gave a press conference on August 20th telling the nation about his diagnosis and what that means for how long he has left to live. Atlanta (CNN)In a remarkable press conference marked […]
Earlier this summer, President Barack Obama sat down with Fast Company editor-In-chief Robert Safian to discuss some of his opinions on technology issues and solutions. In this interview, the President told Safian that he believes online voting should ‘absolutely’ be a priority. Safian asked: Arguably the next killer app for tech would be online voting. That’s a […]
Iowa has always been a key state in election due to the nature of their caucus and their coveted spot as the first state that gets a chance to show support to a candidate, which influences the rest of their campaign strategies. Iowa is almost like a guinea pig of campaign slogans and policies because […]