At some point in the near future we will have voting apps online and on smartphones. I doubt that anyone who has ever considered this thinks otherwise. Still, while we know that this potential future eventuality is highly probable, we also know that it will not be easy to create. Especially if we want to keep you safe from voter fraud and hacking, so let’s discuss the steps required to bring such future voting technology to fruition, shall we?

1. Create a beta application that has not been launched (just to test the security measures and the fluidity of the application)
2. Have newly elected officials discuss the application as a way to create a new policy.
3. Use the app in the most limited amount (so maybe only local policy at first)
4. Then, when new policies start to emerge, roll out the full application for the best effect.

Okay, on point number one, can we use existing survey or poll apps as a base, check their security strategies, also hire some ‘white hat’ hackers to try and break in? Should we borrow some mobile device strategies for security? Should we contact the EFF for their views on this as well? What about the Google folks?

The number 2 shouldn’t be a big deal.

Number 3: I’m sure we can get local governments to test it in all 50 states very quickly, the cost wouldn’t be significant, we need a little piece of marketing and some smart young people to ask cities to do this. maybe cities that have controversies and some challenges, that would be easy, city and county supervisors would be the perfect spokespersons. Smaller states would adopt it quickly, high-tech states might want a different version (NIMBY effect) but if we implemented it fast enough we could keep it universal, and the federal government would find us first, plus a big sponsor like Google would want join your system. What do you think about such a large-scale partnership?

Number 4: What additional features will we introduce as we scale up? What things will we learn or hope to learn that will help us make such decisions? A lot will be trial and error and adaptation as we grow older, is that what you think here? Is that what usually happens with startups?

Okay, let’s add more information to this topic.

You see, there was an interesting article on CNN on November 8, 2011, titled; “Why can’t Americans vote online?” by Doug Gross, who stated: “Advocates say the time is right to seriously consider allowing voters to cast their ballots from the comfort of their homes or even on their mobile phone screens.” We have voted the way we have for the past 200 years. years because we couldn’t do better than that, “said Rob Weber, a former IT professional at IBM who runs the Cyber ​​the Vote blog.” Now, we have this technology that has revolutionized the rest of our lives …. (and) it can revolutionize our voting system and it could revolutionize our political system. ‘

Now, it seems that this concept is on its way and it is only a matter of time; maybe it will be a reality in 10-12 years. That would be my guess. Think about this.