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United Nations Group Seeks Comments on Blockchain Voting Standards

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

NEW YORK, Aug 23, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - The United Nations (UN) Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Blockchain Assurance & Standardization Dynamic Coalition has distributed a suite of blockchain standards authored by the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) including standards for the use of blockchain technology in elections.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug 23, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - The United Nations (UN) Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Blockchain Assurance & Standardization Dynamic Coalition has distributed a suite of blockchain standards authored by the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) including standards for the use of blockchain technology in elections.
  • The GBA Voting Working Group that developed the election standard is comprised of election officials, election systems vendors, and blockchain experts from around the world.
  • She goes on to say, "That is why the Voting Working Group is proposing standards for blockchain-based voting systems."
  • The standard covers crucial areas including:
    To download the standards and provide comments please visit the Voting System Supplement Request for Comments page.

A Blockchain Art Show?

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

US, July 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) will host an Art Show during Government Blockchain Week, (9/27-10/02,2021), in Washington DC.

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  • US, July 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) will host an Art Show during Government Blockchain Week, (9/27-10/02,2021), in Washington DC.
  • Hundreds of attendees at Government Blockchain Week will vote on the show, sampling a mobile voting app, created by VOATZ, in a non-threatening contest.
  • It's blockchain.
  • For a list of Blockchain applications, check out GBA Working Group List (https://www.gbaglobal.org/working-groups/).

Michigan Democratic Party Completes Successful Virtual Convention with the Help of Mobile Voting App Voatz

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

BOSTON and LANSING, Mich., Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Voatz , the Boston-based mobile voting platform, today announced the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind virtual convention with the Michigan Democratic Party.

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  • BOSTON and LANSING, Mich., Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Voatz , the Boston-based mobile voting platform, today announced the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind virtual convention with the Michigan Democratic Party.
  • Besides the Michigan Supreme Court, candidates were nominated to the state Board of Education and boards at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University.
  • This milestone marks the fourth convention that the Michigan Democratic Party has completed in collaborationwithVoatz, with the prior three conventions occurring on-site in Lansing and Detroit and using the Voatz tablet voting system.
  • "We've always enjoyed working with the Michigan Democratic Party and this time, are proud to have helped them with their first-ever virtual convention," said Voatz Co-Founder and CEO Nimit Sawhney.