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Neural Networks In Blockchain-Based Voting Systems In an era where technology touches almost every corner of contemporary life, the democratic process is one of its most important frontiers.

BY JACKIE BURNS KOVEN -- Follow My Vote’s cofounder and CTO Nathan Hourt considers paper-based voting systems precariously reliant on the procedural security of officials conducting their jobs ...

Over the last few years, blockchain technology has been used for far more than just cryptocurrency. Its most interesting use is perhaps for international election systems.

Trust in the American voting system is at an all-time low. One recent poll found that just 24 percent of voters feel "very confident" that their votes will be counted in this year's midterm ...

One method of enabling online voting has been to use applications based on blockchain, the peer-to-peer technology that employs encryption and a write-once, append-many electronic ledger to allow ...

Contest organizers especially wanted to ensure the blockchain systems would be able to surmount what is perhaps the highest hurdle facing e-voting. That is, the public’s reluctance to try ...

Other startups, such as Voatz in Boston and Smartmatic in London, are also testing blockchain-based voting systems. But these companies face many challenges. "This industry is very resistant to ...

There are,­­ however, increasing examples of political organizations and technology startups experimenting with secure digital voting systems based on the use of Bitcoin’s blockchain technology. Last ...

South Korea plans to develop a blockchain voting system, ... It will later add artificial intelligence, big data, and IoT technology to further upgrade voting systems, the NEC said.