PlaceAVote.com
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| Founder | Luke Davis, Ben Colman |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | PlaceAVote.com |
PlaceAVote.com is an American organization that ran two third-party congressional candidates in 2014 and are running 50 congressional candidates in 2016.[1] Founded in 2013, it's mission is geared toward facilitating direct democracy in the United States and abroad.[2] They ran two congressional candidates in the 2014 California Primaries under the PlaceAVote system.
2016 Elections
They are planning to run 50 congressmen in 2016, in cities including but not limited to Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Austin, Philadelphia, Chicago, Sacramento, Fresno, St. Louis, Orlando and Atlanta. [3]
Security & Encryption
Voting will be made possible by storing all votes in public/private key encryption. Every time a vote is cast the resulting "Yes" and "No" values will be stored wrapped in encryption and when the vote is final all public keys along with the signature values and vote values get published for an open audit. This prevents tampering with the system and also allows the vote to remain anonymous if someone so chooses. [4]
Criticisms
Critics have likened the system to mob rule, where majority voting could have negative consequences to minority parties.[5]
References
- ^ "Good Morning /r/FuturistParty! We are running two congressional campaigns this year on the platform of PlaceAVote.com which will give every constituent the right to vote on every bill before congress. AMA!". Reddit. 2014-05-01.
- ^ "PlaceAVote wants to replace politicians with internet polls". Engadget. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "The Startup Trying to Replace Congress With Software Is Running Two Candidates". Vice.com.
- ^ "PlaceAVote.com - Replacing Congress with Software". PlaceAVote, Inc.
- ^ "Software system would decide on legislation through "on-line vote" by constituency". TechWars.com.
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