How can Blockchain make elections more transparent?

Of& nbspSumedha Bose

It is a joke in the race among many citizens of the network, that democracy is the biggest lie in the world today.

Often considered a farce, democracy is an elusive concept and elections are considered the most accurate means of allowing an individual to exercise his or her democratic rights.

But are the elections really good? Questionable.

In many countries, elections are rigged and the results are stained or prevented. People are robbed of their democratic right to elect their leader. What can you do in that case?

Blockchain, the revolutionary technology that has disrupted many sectors, can guarantee that the elections will become more transparent in the days to come.

Such as? Let's find out.

The problem

In many countries, elections become violent and votes are tampered with. Often, the electronic Voting Machine is rigged and the votes are not recorded correctly.

Voter fraud and increased turnout have been a legitimate problem that makes the disproportionate count of voters. Double votes are also becoming more frequent.

For people residing away from voting centers and those living abroad, it becomes uncomfortable to be physically present at the center and vote.

In places like India, turnout has often decreased due to concerns about violence. People refuse to show up for voting because they fear being beaten by hit men.

Solutions

Blockchain can help improve many of the problems mentioned above.

For starters, if the voting procedure becomes digitalized and transparent, it will solve a lot of problems that exist at the moment.

The whole process will become safer, since the tampering of votes recorded on the blockchain will not be possible.

People will not have to be physically present to register their votes. So people can vote on their phones, without spending time, money or energy to travel to the voting centers. This will be an advantage for those residing abroad.

The government can also significantly reduce the costs associated with the creation and execution of the entire electoral process, which will become much slimmer.

Case studies

The state of West Virginia led a successful pilot with distance voting on blockchain, during the Midterm Elections in the United States in 2018.

West Virginia State Secretary of State Mac Warner reported that 144 members of foreign-based military personnel from 24 counties voted on a blockchain-based mobile platform called Voatz. He also added:

"This is a first project in the country that has allowed the members of the services in uniform and foreign citizens to use a mobile application for the launch of a vote guaranteed by blockchain technology".

Thus Blockchain can prove to be an extremely valid and effective alternative to the current electoral system.

Sumedha Bose

Sumedha uses words like her crutch to get by in life. He takes a keen interest in discussing, dancing and destroying patriarchy in his spare time. You can be contacted at [email protected].