West Virginia Tries Smartphone Voting

“West Virginia is about to take a leap of faith in voting technology — but it could put people’s ballots at risk,” Politico reports.

“Next month, it will become the first state to deploy a smartphone app in a general election, allowing hundreds of overseas residents and members of the military stationed abroad to cast their ballots remotely. And the app will rely on blockchain, the same buzzy technology that underpins Bitcoin, in yet another Election Day first.”