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Japanese firm Layer X has announced the development of an electronic voting system based on a blockchain protocol as part of a broader “smart city” initiative pursued by Tsukuba City.
The Tokyo-based company said the new system will meet the technical needs of e-voting, including the prevention of double-voting, the accurate storage of voting content, voter confidentiality, and operations record management.
In addition, it will allow voters to check their voting results, providing the cryptographic ability to verify that the voting registration and aggregation processes on the blockchain network have been performed correctly.
Layer X explained that, through its new system, it seeks to push for a shift towards electronic voting in local governments. It also indicated that it is working to strengthen efforts to solve the technical problems related to digital transformation (DX) of various administrative services.
Layer X also announced that it will join the Tsukuba City Smart Council, Ibaraki Prefecture, which aims to transform Tsukuba into a “smart city” and move it into the digital age.
The Coronavirus pandemic has prompted many countries and local states to develop blockchain-based online voting options. Russia has already pioneered blockchain-based e-voting and has also posted the source code for the platform on GitHub.
Similarly, the French municipality of Verneuil-sur-Seine voted on a road project through a blockchain-based app, and the Democratic Party of Michigan announced a successful e-voting experiment via the blockchain-based Voatz platform.
