Transparency in voting is not something that we earn or have to work towards; transparency in voting is our right as Americans.
If democracy is a painting created by its own audience, democracy without transparency is that audience blindfolded — trusting, hoping and not really knowing if they are having democracy at all. All around us we see cries for transparency. At least 70 nations have now implemented Freedom of Information Laws. Beginning in 2012, the FCC ordered broadcasting companies to make political ad spending, along with detailed information surrounding the ads, available to the public via the Internet. Although there has been some transition to more transparency, Follow My Vote believes that there continues to be serious deficiency in the democratic process regarding transparency and we are passionate about fixing it. 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.