Blockchain technology is the backbone of Bitcoin. But since its inception in 2009, the technology has grown to support many use cases and projects around the world. 2017 will be a big year for blockchain. In this blog post, we cover the top areas of the blockchain industry and what we can expect for blockchain in […]
Follow My Vote develops end to end verifiable blockchain voting software for a variety of use cases. All code that Follow My Vote produces is open source and released under the GPLv3 or MIT software licenses. This means all end users can run, study, share and modify the software. Note* Official Follow My Vote software […]
Well, it happened. The results came in this morning, Brexit won with 51.9% of the vote. The United Kingdom is on track to leave the European Union which will take approximately two years. The Dow Jones Index has dropped about 3% because of the news. The pound has dropped about 11% since yesterday, leading many […]
The Washington Primary had no surprises. With no competitors in sight, Donald Trump is just cruising through these primaries now. After his last major in-party opponent dropped out earlier, he has focused his attacks on “Corrupt Hillary” as he likes to call her. It shouldn’t be a surprise then that he won the Washington Primary by […]
Multiple outlets are reporting instances of election fraud in the New York primary. The Democratic Party’s primary on Tuesday appeared that it would be a tough contest between Clinton and Sanders. However, some Bernie supporters throughout the state reported that they could not vote for him. Bernie Sanders criticized the voting process of the New […]
The candidates headed east this week for the New York primaries, where a large number of delegates were at stake for both parties. Since Trump and Clinton reside in New York, both were heavily favored to win the New York primaries by big margins on Tuesday. Both candidates did just that last night, and will look […]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Millennial generation (18-34) has grown to surpass the Baby Boomers (51-69). Often revered as one of the greatest American generations, Baby Boomers accounted for 74.9 million of the American population in 2015. Millennials were projected to reach 75.3 million in 2015 and will peak in 2036. “The Millennial generation continues to grow as young […]
Last night’s Wisconsin primary was important to both Republican and Democratic candidates for similar reasons. Cruz desperately needed a resounding win to slow the momentum of Trump. Similarly, Sanders needed a win to show that Clinton should not be thought of as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Wisconsin showed that both Cruz and Sanders are still […]
Over the past two weeks, there have been articles, petitions, and general outcry about Arizona voter suppression in the state’s primary. In Arizona’s most populous county, the number of polling precincts was reduced from 200 to 60 this year. This resulted in voters having to spend hours waiting to cast their vote. Consider: 2012 primary had 300,000 […]
The first nationally televised Libertarian debate will be hosted tonight on FOX Business Network at 9 PM. Candidates will include Gary Johnson, Austin Petersen, and John McAfee. The debate was pre-recorded and moderated by FOX Business contributor John Stossel. Follow My Vote’s CEO, Adam Ernest, recently met with Gary Johnson at the International Students for […]
It appears that San Francisco is ready for a voting upgrade. A recent op-ed in the San Francisco Examiner implores the city to move to an end-to-end verifiable voting system. The authors express concern about purchasing another expensive and private contract for outdated voting machines. We have a proposal: Follow My Vote! “San Francisco is […]
In a recent interview on NPR, Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight, discussed if polls are still reliable in 2016. FiveThirtyEight is named after the number of votes in the electoral college and specializes in analyzing polls. Silver goes into detail on many areas of polling and discusses the bandwagon effect, herding, accuracy and the 2016 presidential […]
Five important states were up for grabs last night, as Clinton and Trump continue to pull away in the 2016 race for the White House. Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, and Missouri represent key geographical regions of the country. Clinton and Trump showed again their broad appeal to large sections of the country by winning […]
The future of encryption could seemingly be hanging in the balance in the FBI v. Apple saga. In short, the FBI wants Apple to unlock the iPhone of one of the deceased San Bernardino terrorist suspects, because they believe there may be useful information about the man’s history inside of the iPhone. Apple has refused to […]
Super Tuesday results came flooding in late last night. Super Tuesday is always an exciting and momentous time for our country and for the Follow My Vote team. 12 states voted yesterday, in both primaries and caucuses, to decide who their Republican and Democratic candidates will be in 2016. Clinton and Trump were heavily favored going into […]
The South Carolina Democratic Primary was called relatively early on Saturday night with Clinton’s landslide victory over Sanders. Clinton took 73.5% of the vote and 39 delegates were added to her already sizable lead. Sanders struggled, collecting only 14 delegates, despite campaigning hard in the state. With the loss, the Sanders campaign will now have […]
The 10th Republican Debate showdown before Super Tuesday, was essentially a 3-man free-for-all between Trump, Rubio, and Cruz. Carson and Kasich were participants, but had limited time to speak between the incessant attacks between the three front-runners. Highlights From The GOP Debate In HoustonHere’s everything you missed from the last #GOPDebate ahead of Super Tuesday. […]
Follow My Vote will be keeping track of the 2016 Presidential Race, with coverage from each state. If you are unfamiliar with the difference between primaries and caucuses, read this first. Democratic Party The Nevada Democratic Caucus saw Hillary Clinton win on Saturday, taking 19 delegates to Sanders 15. This is an important win for […]
Eight Democratic superdelegates threw their votes to Hillary Clinton, despite Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly winning the popular vote in the New Hampshire Primary. Wait, what? While normal delegates are assigned based on popular vote, superdelegates are party insiders and get to vote for who they think will help advance the interests of the party. Superdelegates are the […]
When most people think of innovation and billion dollar ideas, Silicon Valley is top of mind. Some of the biggest brands and tech companies still call Silicon Valley home. But one man has proposed an new theory and he has some evidence to back it up. His name is Robert Scoble. Scoble has been called […]
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