Voatz leverages the security features built into the latest versions of smartphone technology, biometrics, and the immutability of the blockchain to ensure each vote is secure. Once a voter submits a ballot, three distinct records are created that allow a voter to verify their vote is recorded and counted as they intended:
Ballot Receipt: Soon after voting, a voter receives an encrypted, anonymized receipt to verify their selections. This receipt is password protected and signed with an anonymous ID (only the voter knows this password and anonymous ID).- Paper Ballot: A paper ballot is generated and printed at the jurisdiction for tabulation. This paper ballot is signed with the same anonymous ID, and this paper ballot constitutes the record being counted.
- Blockchain Record: All ballot selections pass through multiple, distributed nodes on a public-permissioned blockchain network. If the votes pass all checks, they are stored as a tamper-resistant record alongside all other votes.
The jurisdiction also receives an anonymized copy of the ballot receipt so that a post-election audit can be conducted across the paper ballot, the ballot receipt, and the blockchain record. To learn more about this process, view the video on our