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. […]
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 […]
Readers, the moment has arrived. Over the last ten days, we at Follow My Vote have been providing you with just a smidgen of examples of various problems that have plagued online voting in the past. While the initial readings probably left you with a sense of, “Wow, then how can we hope for this […]
Readers, we just want to start this post off by saying thank you for keeping up so far, it is your continued interest that drives us to keep going, and for that we are truly appreciative. Until this point, we have been covering the issues that online voting has endured to this point, but now […]
Readers, thank you for joining us for Part Three of Follow My Vote’s Road to California series. Last time, we had a look at some of the efforts our neighbors in Estonia and Norway had taken, and while there has been a moderate amount of success, the processes are still highly flawed and open to […]
Welcome to Part Two of Follow My Vote’s look at some of the online voting systems that exist in the world today. In our first part, which can be found here, we took a look at some of the systems that had been cooked up in the good ol’ United States. Now, it’s time to […]
The 21st century has seen the rise of some amazing new technological developments, this is a fact that can not be denied. In fact, it is growing at a nearly exponential pace, an idea first presented by Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel. Think about that for a second. Your toaster today probably has a more […]
Here is a wonderful article from April that we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss concerning a Danish political party. While the updates to this test are proving difficult to find it is great to see forward movement in the industry. With consumer confidence surrounding open source and the transparency it offers there is […]
Tsk, tsk America. As you all may know, we are just a few days removed from the 2014 Midterm Elections. However, what you may not know…is that this election had the worst voter turnout since 1942. To put it in a more blunt manner, this was simply atrocious. In fact, this midterm also holds the […]
In light of the Supreme Court’s recent, landmark decision to strike down a provision of the Affordable Care Act in which employers are mandated to provide contraception coverage to female employees, questions of the Courts true significance and power are subtly coming into play. As soon as the decision that stated (5-4) that for-profit companies […]
In today’s society, we are constantly bombarded with advertisements for competing companies ranging everywhere from laundry detergents to potato chips to breakfast cereals, as companies look to capture the attention of consumers and encourage them to by their products. The same can be said about the monopoly in America regarding news sources. In a world […]
It’s pretty safe to say that 2013 caught a lot of voters by surprise. I mean, I think we expected the usual partisan gridlock in Washington, but I don’t think ANY of us expected this to be literally the most unproductive Congress in the history of the country. Yeah… like, ever… and it wasn’t even […]
In a democracy, there is no single act a citizen can perform that is more important than voting. Your vote is your voice. If you choose not to vote, you are choosing to exercise your right to remain silent. But, if you choose to remain silent, how can you expect to get what you want […]
The People’s love of animals & mascots trickles all the way down to our political parties. Ever wondered why the Democratic Party’s mascot is a donkey? How about an elephant for the Republican Party? Kind of a funny story… and it involves cartoons! Way back in 1828, Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was labeled a “jackass” […]