AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Trust, Tolerance & Empathy
KEYWORDS
Voting, politics, Block-chain
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Brian J. Fox, Mike Flint and Mike Abbott - Follow My Vote, Inc.
WEBSITE
https://followmyvote.com
Follow my vote
Voting platform that uses block-chain technology to create transparency in elections
Let’s face it. No one except for election officials really know what happens to your vote once you cast it, so it’s not surprising that more and more research is showing that citizens don’t vote because they don’t believe their votes count. Understandably, these frustrated voters are losing confidence in our democratic system.
Enter Follow My Vote’s online voting platform. Using a webcam and a government-issued ID, voters can remotely and securely log in and vote for their desired candidates. After they’ve selected their candidates, they can use their unique Voter ID to quite literally open the ballot box, locate their vote, and check that it is both present and correct. Additionally, voters can then watch the election progress in real time as votes are cast. What’s more, Follow My Vote’s platform allows for an indecisive voter to return to the system and switch his or her votes at any time before the election deadline closes.