They could use bitcoin to secure a provable election but right now the fees would be too high, they could use the underlying technology through Syscoin which is secured by bitcoin's hashrate and has low fees.
Elections have bigger problems that need to be solved first. But provably fair elections would be great.
Topic: Blockchain could change our future even in elections? - page 2. (Read 268 times)
With the transparency and public of blockchain, this will really be a big change for elections if applied and that is what people want. But the problem is that politicians don't want this and politics is the darkest thing in this world, they never want things to be transparent or public so they will never let that happen.
Just like bitcoin is a currency that is superior to fiat money in many aspects, but governments and politicians always seek to ban it because they know that it will benefit the people but will threaten the their power. They never let bitcoin become the world's currency.
Just like bitcoin is a currency that is superior to fiat money in many aspects, but governments and politicians always seek to ban it because they know that it will benefit the people but will threaten the their power. They never let bitcoin become the world's currency.
Not necessarily as not all blockchains are decentralized and public. The government, particularly the department that handles the elections, could indeed make use of the blockchain technology in an election, but does it automatically mean that the process would now become honest and fair? I don't think so. It may happen that such a blockchain only gives permission to certain government personalities or officials to change or remove certain data therein.
Could blockchain technology solve this problem definitively?
Would it be a good thing to apply this technology in elections and put people's future in the hands of blockchain?
Speaking of election. For me, if we use Blockchain, yes, there is an improvement or somehow solving the problem but not totally, because these corrupt governments will still find a way to cheat and manipulate, especially vote buying which here in our country, vote buying is really popular every election, and flying voters where you can vote multiple times by using other's identity. Would it be a good thing to apply this technology in elections and put people's future in the hands of blockchain?
In my country, elections are held with an electronic ballot box. Many people question the effectiveness and real security of this method, which although it seems promising, brings some insecurities, as no electronic system is proof of fraud or failure.
Could blockchain technology solve this problem definitively?
Would it be a good thing to apply this technology in elections and put people's future in the hands of blockchain?
I personally believe more in the security of the blockchain than a ballot box made using technology that is subject to alteration and fraud, controlled by the government itself.
Could blockchain technology solve this problem definitively?
Would it be a good thing to apply this technology in elections and put people's future in the hands of blockchain?
I personally believe more in the security of the blockchain than a ballot box made using technology that is subject to alteration and fraud, controlled by the government itself.
The solution blockchain offers are limitless but blockchain will not be adopted for certain purposes in corrupt societies or parastatals because it will render their corrupt practices useless and limit the possibility of further perpetrations of corruption.
Elections are been marred with heavy rigging and disenfranchisement and this is not a possibility using the blockchain technology. So, blockchain remains a solution to global practices.
Blockchain is not some magical think that makes everything related to data more secure and decentralized. It's an append-only database with blocks of transactions. And you don't need that for voting. Voting needs a good digital identity system, so that votes could not be faked. How you store and count votes is a secondary problem that is much easier to solve.
Government will not allow the use Blockchain in their countries electronic transmission of elections results because of their minds of manipulating the election results. And this has come clear in my country last year election. The Electoral Body promised to transmit the results online but when the time comes, it was manually transmitted and the opposition parties against it because there would re-write the results manually so it caused a big issue. And after the election, there was a conference held by the opposition parties and one of the presenters said, election results can be transmitted through Blockchain. And it would be more saver than any means. But I know politicians will not allow it because they can't manipulate it election again. But if really Blockchain is used in election, it will change the narrative of elections manipulation.
Adds credibility to the lie 
, like calling the dead back to life to vote.
I don't think it's necessary, because no matter how sophisticated the technology is, it's still used by humans, and designing it for elections, I'm not sure how honest it is, but don't forget things that can be deceitful on the outside in it. Don't just talk about the good things about it but be honest with the things that exist. Transparency does not come from technological solutions, but instead enhances the ethics of leaders and citizens.
, like calling the dead back to life to vote.I don't think it's necessary, because no matter how sophisticated the technology is, it's still used by humans, and designing it for elections, I'm not sure how honest it is, but don't forget things that can be deceitful on the outside in it. Don't just talk about the good things about it but be honest with the things that exist. Transparency does not come from technological solutions, but instead enhances the ethics of leaders and citizens.
Like I said, I'm still a novice as far as coding is concerned but I feel there is a possibility in deploying blockchain technology in electioneering process.
On one hand, adding the voting system to the blockchain seems like a good idea because it's often seen as an open and decentralized system recording transactions publicly. On the other hand, there's concern that it could lead to congestion, similar to past issues with the ordinals. Elections, despite advancements like electronic voting, still face manipulation. Each vote added to a block requires validation by miners, which could be challenging for individual political candidates who might not want to pay fees just to cast their votes. Governments may be hesitant to adopt this due to blockchain's secure nature, and if they may want to rig the elections, they might not be willing to wait for potential changes that could be controlled by developers, risking delays in their election processes.
Elections are a centralised process that is controlled by the government. So for an election, you should have all the data on the blockchain voting system. We know all the data would be public if it weren't encrypted, which isn't a good idea at all. I am not a developer and don't have much idea about coding. But for the voting system, there should be a transparent process. I don't believe blockchain would help with such things as a centralised voting process. Blockchain seems to be more interesting in the financial and technological sectors.
I'm not also grounded in coding but I have a strong feeling that blockchain technology could be of help but it will involve some kind of complex processes. The uniqueness of blockchain is in the integrity or data, making the election process decentralized where each citizen is assigned a unique identifier and access to cast a vote that is distributed and choice made available for public views even when the identifier is kept anonymous, this could actually lead to some sort of transparent election process. The challenge is if countries will have the political will to pursue this? Will the elites allow power to truly shift to the hands of the citizens?Your guess is as good as mine.
Like I said, I'm still a novice as far as coding is concerned but I feel there is a possibility in deploying blockchain technology in electioneering process.
The use of blockchain in elections implies at least some integrity in the voting results. Why do officials need integrity in voting? Show me one country where there is honest voting. There is no such country. Officials in any country are not interested in fair elections, so blockchain is unlikely to be used in such events. At least not in the near future.
Elections are a centralised process that is controlled by the government. So for an election, you should have all the data on the blockchain voting system. We know all the data would be public if it weren't encrypted, which isn't a good idea at all. I am not a developer and don't have much idea about coding. But for the voting system, there should be a transparent process. I don't believe blockchain would help with such things as a centralised voting process. Blockchain seems to be more interesting in the financial and technological sectors.
In my country, elections are held with an electronic ballot box. Many people question the effectiveness and real security of this method, which although it seems promising, brings some insecurities, as no electronic system is proof of fraud or failure.
Could blockchain technology solve this problem definitively?
Would it be a good thing to apply this technology in elections and put people's future in the hands of blockchain?
I personally believe more in the security of the blockchain than a ballot box made using technology that is subject to alteration and fraud, controlled by the government itself.
Could blockchain technology solve this problem definitively?
Would it be a good thing to apply this technology in elections and put people's future in the hands of blockchain?
I personally believe more in the security of the blockchain than a ballot box made using technology that is subject to alteration and fraud, controlled by the government itself.
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