Swiss City Plans Blockchain Voting Pilot Using Ethereum-Based IDs

in #blockchain6 years ago

The Swiss city of Zug, known for its proactive support of the blockchain industry, is launching a voting pilot that will base both polling system and residents' IDs on blockchain technology.

The e-voting pilot, which will take place between June 25 and July 1, has been developed as part of the city's efforts to adopt more blockchain applications and will tie in with a digital identity trial currently underway, the city government said in an announcement on Friday.

Good article, I like reading about use cases of the blockchain, and I always thought that having to go to the polls to cast a vote is so 100 years ago lol

Read the full article here...
https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-city-plans-to-vote-on-blockchain-using-ethereum-digital-id/

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And why can't US politicians vote electronically instead of going to Washington? I guess the lobbyist are too lazy to go state to state to buy their votes....

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