Voting Technology and Security Concerns

The video discusses the potential of blockchain technology to address challenges in the U.S. voting system. It outlines three phases: pre-voting registration, post-voting tallying, and the act of voting itself. Blockchain can enhance trust in registration and tallying, but digital voting poses risks. Voter-verified paper ballots remain essential for auditing.

What is one of the main challenges in the U.S. voting system that blockchain technology could address?

• Enhancing campaign strategies

• Improving voter registration accuracy

• Reducing election costs

• Increasing voter turnout

How can a public ledger help in the voter registration process?

• By increasing the number of registered voters

• By reducing the number of polling stations

• By allowing voters to verify their registration status

• By providing real-time voting results

What is a potential benefit of using a distributed ledger for post-vote counting?

• It eliminates the need for polling places

• It provides transparency in vote totals from polling places

• It allows for faster vote counting

• It ensures individual votes are publicly visible

Why is there concern about digitizing the voting process?

• It could lead to increased voter turnout

• It might compromise vote confidentiality

• It could reduce the number of candidates

• It would make voting more expensive

What is a key reason for maintaining voter-verified paper ballots?

• To simplify the voting process

• To increase voter turnout

• To reduce the cost of elections

• To provide a physical backup for auditing