Blockchain could soon be part of New York’s strategy to ensure the democratic process.
It is the hope of Clyde Vanel (D-33), who deposited Bill Assembly A7716 Tuesday, proposing that the New York State Elections Council is studying how Blockchain technology could be used to protect voters’ files and election results.
The bill, currently within the Committee of Elections Law of the Assembly, calls for a complete report within one year, examining the potential of the blockchain as an election integrity tool.
The legislation defines blockchain as a great decentralized book, cryptographically secure, immutable and true capable of providing an “uncon censored truth”.
He demanded that the Board of Elections collaborate with the information technology services office and hires experts in blockchain, cybersecurity, electoral and electoral fraud systems.
The final report must also consider the implementations of blockchain in other states and jurisdictions.
If the bill is advancing, it should go through the complete assembly, undergo the same process in the Senate, then be signed by the governor.
For the moment, it remains in the examination of the committees, the pending discussion or the amendment. However, if the bill was promulgated, the Council of State would be legally obliged to deliver its conclusions within 12 months.
It is not Vanel’s first push for such legislation. The versions of the bill have appeared in legislative sessions since 2017, although none arrived at the Governor’s office.
This year’s version, however, comes in the middle of growing national interest to explore the role of blockchain in public infrastructure, even if other states are pursuing very different use cases, such as crypto investment and regulatory reform.
Last month, Utah legislators approved HB230A bill adapted to blockchain which protects cryptographic activities and infrastructure, but a stripped language that would have enabled the State to invest in Bitcoin directly.
HB230 prohibits state and local governments from restricting the ability of individuals and companies to accept digital assets such as payment, to use self-hosted or material portfolios and to participate in blockchain activities such as operating nodes, to develop software, to transfer assets and to excite.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s investment strategy gained momentum following the executive decree of President Trump to establish a Strategic bitcoin reserve at the federal level.
From now on, 47 Bitcoin reserve invoices were presented in 26 states, with 41 still live, by reserve Tracker Bitcoin Law data.
Edited by Sebastian Sinclair
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