India Looking to Tap Blockchain Technology for Remote Voting
India’s Election Commission (EC) is currently weighing the possibility of integrating distributed ledger technology (DLT) into the nation’s electioneering process to make it possible for residents to vote remotely in a secure manner, reports TheIndianExpress on August 10, 2020. Per sources close to the matter, India’s Election Commission (EC) officials led by Commissioner Sushil Chandra held a meeting on August 10, to discuss how the voters can overcome geographical hurdles and cast their votes in a secure and transparent manner.
To eliminate this bottleneck, the Election Commission and the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) met via a webinar to discuss the possibility of implementing a remote voting system that could support “live, auditable, transparent and frictionless” voting. Blockchain technology is increasingly being explored for remote voting across various jurisdictions, however, recent research reports suggest that there is more work to be done before the burgeoning technology can be used for complex elections.
