West Virginia to Extend Online Blockchain Voting Test to November

Government Technology: After testing mobile phone voting powered by blockchain in its primary elections, news outlets are reporting that West Virginia has decided to extend its use of the technology to the midterm elections in November as well — on a limited basis.

The trial, which the state is undertaking with Boston-based startup Voatz, has been taking on a heap of criticism lately, running from voting rights advocates to security researchers to the popular Web comic XKCD.

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