A new bill aims to use blockchain technology to improve election safety, with a report due within one year.
A new bill in New York aims to explore the potential of blockchain technology in the guarantee of voter files and election results. The bill orders the State Elections Council to conduct a study on how blockchain could improve election safety.
The proposed legislation requires the creation of a report within one year, assessing the blockchain’s ability to protect electoral data.
The study will include ideas for experts in blockchain, cybersecurity, electoral fraud and election files. Their expertise will help to assess the feasibility of the integration of blockchain in the New York voting processes.
The bill is part of a broader trend to apply blockchain technology in the elections. Earlier this year, the county of Williamson of Tennessee used the Bitcoin network to guarantee the results of a local election of the Republican Party.
Blockchain defenders argue that technology could improve the transparency of the elections and public confidence. They believe that this would guarantee that the votes are immutable and verifiable.
Experts warn that the reliability of the system depends on the quality of the data entered. The blockchain guarantees the integrity of the stored data but cannot validate the precision of the original input.
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