Japanese city deploys online Blockchain voting System
In the city of Japan called Tsukuba, there has been implemented an online voting system project, that runs on the blockchain. The system allows for residents to vote for social development programs.
This is the first time this has been done in Japan, the Tsukuba will use “My Number” system. This is a 12 digit social security identifier, supplied to all Japanese residents. The Japan Times reports that, in order to verify a voters’ credentials before they are secured from falsification and or unwanted accessibly through a decentralised blockchain technology. The voting system will be used for the cities residents to vote on proposals are local social development programs.
The way the blockchain voting system works is:
The voters are asked to put their My number keycard on card reader before their votes are cast to select a program of their choosing. The vote is then recorded on the decentralised ledger which makes it immune from data tampering, as the report suggested.
The Mayor Tatsuo Igarashi of Tsukuba mentioned that: “I had thought it would involve more complicated procedures but I found that it’s minimal and easy.”
The voting system of the blockchain attracts organizations worldwide
At the trial of the digital Blockchain vote system, there were several voters that forgot their passwords, leaving them unable to add a vote. It appears that the voting system requires an additional layer of security, and this should be in the form of a secured password to verify personhood.
Tsukuba city is known for its technology and center for science research in Japan. There are a lot of governments turning to the Blockchain for a more powerful, secure voting system that directly solves many voting issues today.
West Virginia became the first U.S state to use mobile devices for voting secured by the blockchain technology, for foreign military service members using their ID’s through a smartphone app (Dapp).
Switzerland has also been busy with eID systems, in June the residents of Zug used the city’s eID system to vote via smartphones using the blockchain platform. An official of Ukraine’s Central Election Commission verified a trial vote on the NEM Blockchain. Besides this news, it is also known that Kenya’s electoral body announced plans to use Blockchain technology for some ballot’s to ensure voting integrity.
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