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> it’s really inefficient, but necessary to make sure every vote is counted. It’s not a database per se, just a record. I don't see why it would be necessary t

> it’s really inefficient, but necessary to make sure every vote is counted. It’s not a database per se, just a record. I don't see why it would be necessary to have a blockchain. It would work just as well for the election authority to publish the official database of all votes and everybody ensuring that their vote is in that database. > There are likely better approaches. I was just responding to the question of how this could help and why useful since someone upstream was worried about anonymity. Right. The approach with a personal verification key is a good one.

prepend 9y ago
What if I don’t trust the election authority? Having a public ledger as each vote is recorded is really powerful (or a smart contract for all votes to be countable whenever polls close). It would also reduce the ability to pad with votes after the fact. Would help for analysis of any abnormalities (eg, five times population voting, stuff like that). I think it becomes more useful the less trustworthy the government (eg, Russia).