That's similar to what some people are saying about blockchain
applications to voting. Don't use it for the voting itself, even in a
zero-knowlege way, as votes need to be both auditable and understandable
to lay people to be trusted. But, you could use it for voter registration
and for summing up the totals from each polling location as the system of
record for recording and measuring the total vote. Giving the
polling-place totals builds confidence that one's vote counted at the
polling place (you might even argue the names of who voted is public
record) and that particular location's totals were counted in the totals.
Brian
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Richard Brooks wrote:
I would agree. Also consider the numerous cases of
intentional network disruptions on the continent during voting
over the past year. It is predictable that this would become
a tool of voter suppression.
Oddly, though, mobile devices have been essential tools
in monitoring voting and mobilizing voters in recent years
in the same region.
It makes me wonder what the essential differences are between
these two applications that make the difference.
On 11/17/2016 08:11 AM, Patrick Kariuki wrote:
Mobile voting in Africa is impractical. Even as an option, If people
would start to lose their phones around the election period, the
recovery effort involved in ensuring the service is available and the
consequences thereafter, would be a potential legal and customer service
nightmare.
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Zacharia Gichiriri
<zacharia.gichir...@strathmore.edu
<mailto:zacharia.gichir...@strathmore.edu>> wrote:
Hi,
Are there any countries that have implemented a form of mobile
voting? Is there any research on the potential, challenges and
applicability of mobile voting?
Considering the explosive growth of mobile phones across Africa,
would the use of mobile phones for elections (citizens voting
through mobile phones) improve election outcomes and transparency?
Best,
--
Zack.
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