The reason why?

To promote our Kickstarter!

CEO, Adam Ernest and CTO, Nathan Hourt joined Ernest Hancock on his radio show to let listeners know about our Parallel Election. This election will run alongside the 2016 Presidential Election proving to the world that blockchain voting is a secure viable voting method.

We will also prove that people want verifiable voting and demonstrate that we can successfully include this feature while protecting anonymity and privacy.

Adam and Nathan joined several other key members from Porcfest on the air. Matt Philips, President of the Free State Project spoke along with Tarrin Lupo, author and schedule coordinator of Porcfest 2016.

Listen to the Radio Recording.

(The Follow My Vote segment begins at 1:19:00)

Follow My Vote team members attended Porcfest where the radio show was recorded live. Porcfest is the Porcupine Freedom Festival organized by the Free State Project. We attended to spread the word and garner support for our voting software and Kickstarter from freedom lovers from around the United Sates.

Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock Radio Show is the product of FreedomsPhoenix.com “Over a period of years, Ernest Hancock envisioned having a news and current  information website where anyone could quickly and easily post news articles, opinions, and links to stories on other sites about any subject they wished to bring to people’s attention.  He wanted a site where visitors could find the real truth about what’s going on in the world and quickly get the information they needed to keep informed, rather than be subjected to the filters of a slavering collective mainstream media awaiting the approval of their government masters. FreedomsPhoenix.com was developed to satisfy those needs and has rapidly grown to include the work of writers and editors on many timely topics.”

Source: FreedomsPhoenix.com
About the author: Will Long is the Marketing Manager of Follow My Vote.

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We learned tricks, tips, and lessons from our first campaign. We even made a blog post titled “8 Mistakes To Avoid When Launching Your Kickstarter.” Everything we learned from the first campaign we are pouring into our Kickstarter reboot.

Our second campaign will be slightly different. As stated above, our goal is much lower and we are now focusing on one single Follow My Vote initiative, the parallel election.

The 2016 Parallel Presidential Election will run alongside the actual US Presidential Election in November giving people the chance to experience a modern voting system that uses the blockchain. Obviously, U.S. citizens should still participate in the “legitimate” election even though you can’t prove your vote counted or wasn’t changed.

Follow My Vote will pay the cost of the mock election. While blockchain voting software is extremely cheap compared to current election costs, we want to include as many participants as we can. A successful Kickstarter reboot will make this possible.

Who Else Did A Reboot?

Follow My Vote is not the first company to do a Kickstarter reboot. The Coolest cooler did a reboot and broke Kickstarter’s funding record.  The project was based on a crazy cooler that came with a cutting board, blender, Bluetooth speaker and USB charger.

The Coolest cooler set a goal of $125,000 for the first campaign, which failed. On their reboot they set a goal of $50,000 and their Kickstarter took off like a wild fire. This second campaign ultimately received $13 million in funding.

 How To Help

Donate! And, donate asap! To take advantage of Kickstarter’s viral algorithm, a campaign must meet 30% of its goal within its first 3 days. This means the campaign may get featured on the front page of Kickstarter, mentioned on the Kickstarter Twitter feed and shown to people who are likely to donate.

Join one of our contests! We have a GIF sharing contest as well as a viral email marketing campaign you can join! (all participants who joined previously will retain chances to win)

Social Sharing Giveaway

How To Enter:

Step 1: Sign up below.

Step 2: Share your unique link with friends.

Step 3: Check your progress at any time during the contest.

By getting 2 other people to enter the contest, you will be entered to win a FREE Apple iPad Air 16GB WiFi tablet!

Prize Value: $250

See the top 6 ways to help our Kickstarter for more ways to help the campaign.

About the author: Will Long is the Marketing Manager of Follow My Vote.

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“To us, part of fixing the process means the ability to independently audit an election. Without transparency, there is absolutely no definitive way that people can verify that their votes have been accurately recorded and stored, and that the results of the election have not been tampered with.” – Adam Ernest, CEO

Those who count the votes in an election are the ones who hold the power. At Follow My Vote, we are offering a decentralized election solution with transparent and mathematically proven results. Anyone who is curious to see the numbers, can and should be able to verify them. Lest we end up with another legal battle, like that in Kansas, just to see voting machine tapes.

How are we offering this secure e-voting technology? Well, look no further than blockchain technology and elliptic curve cryptography.

“We’re using this technology to allow people to audit not only their own vote, but an entire election. It’s very powerful for voters to be able to follow their vote and engage in the political process from anywhere using any device. Many people are dissatisfied with the political environment, and our software will help to increase voter turnout, especially among the younger generations.” – Adam Ernest, CEO

For anyone who reads our blog and knows what we are attempting to do, you know that we face an uphill battle. We love to see our voting technology in the press, as it shines more light on our message. To those who are on board with our voting revolution, we ask for your continued support. There are still many folks that say online voting will never be secure. To the naysayers, we ask – why not give it a try first? In 2016, Follow My Vote will be hosting a parallel presidential election. Together, let’s show the world that decentralized, verifiable e-voting is finally here to stay.

About the author: Tyler Molihan is a Marketing Intern at Follow My Vote. He hopes to increase awareness about the benefits of online voting systems.

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