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Voatz has wrapped up its third virtual political party convention. The Republican Party of South Dakota allowed delegates from 31 different counties to use the mobile voting app to cast ballots in a convention that ended on June 20. Though the convention was uncontested, the Party still credited Voatz for high levels of engagement amongst […]
The Utah Republican Party saw record-breaking participation in its convention voting this year, and much of the credit seems due to Voatz and its eponymous mobile voting platform. In a statement, Voatz announced that the state’s GOP convention saw a 93 percent participation rate in votes aimed at narrowing the field for upcoming elections including […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to accelerate adoption of online, mobile-based voting, and in turn the technology is reshaping the democratic process, suggest developments in Utah’s primary contests. As Cache Valley Daily reports, both the Democratic and Republican parties in the state have opted to use technology from Voatz in their primary elections. The system […]
Voatz has issued a lengthy response to a security report written by a team of MIT researchers under the leadership Daniel Witzner. The report suggests that the Voatz platform is riddled with security issues, and that the company has not been forthcoming with those concerned about the electronic voting app. According to Voatz, the researchers […]
Mobile voting is a step closer to mainstream legitimacy, with authorities in Denver having concluded a successful audit of a mobile voting system deployed in a municipal election this past spring. Developed by Voatz, the mobile voting system used the biometric authentication technologies built into contemporary smartphones for voter verification, and leveraged blockchain public ledger […]
Mobile biometric voting startup Voatz has received $7 million in series-A funding from a group led by Medici Ventures and Techstars, with additional contributions from the Urban Innovation Fund and Oakhouse Partners. The money will be used to make Voatz more accessible, and to upgrade its security as it trials the platform in more jurisdictions. […]
A startup developing an electronic voting platform based on biometrics and blockchain has received some considerable backing in venture capital. Boston-based Voatz has announced that it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding from an investment round led by Medici Ventures with contributions from Oakhouse Partners and the Urban Innovation Fund. The Voatz platform is […]
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