#House passes extensive voting rights bill

#House passes extensive voting rights bill

“#House passes extensive voting rights bill” House Democrats passed a sweeping voting rights bill over Republican opposition late Wednesday. The For the People Act, also known as House Resolution 1, was approved along party lines on a 220-210 vote. The legislation aims to lower voting barriers, expand access to the polls, put an end to…

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#Alt-right Twitter troll ‘Ricky Vaughn’ busted for voter disinformation

#Alt-right Twitter troll ‘Ricky Vaughn’ busted for voter disinformation

“#Alt-right Twitter troll ‘Ricky Vaughn’ busted for voter disinformation” The man behind pro-Trump Twitter troll account “Ricky Vaughn” was busted in Florida on Wednesday for spreading disinformation during the 2016 presidential election in a scheme to limit black turnout, officials said. Douglass Mackey, 31, was arrested in West Palm Beach on one charge of conspiracy…

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# Blockchain-aided voting trials to begin in India

# Blockchain-aided voting trials to begin in India

“# Blockchain-aided voting trials to begin in India ” Trials of blockchain-aided voting in India which would enable voters to post ballots from outside their home provinces are to begin soon. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that research using the cutting edge technology had already started and that mock trials were to be launched…

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# Core contributors, investors debate Yearn token mint

# Core contributors, investors debate Yearn token mint

“# Core contributors, investors debate Yearn token mint ” What started as a simple governance proposal to build a war chest for the the Yearn.finance development team has now spilled over into a wider conversation about incentivization, sustainability, and fair project launches in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.  On Wednesday, Jan. 13 five Yearn community…

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# Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs

# Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs

“# Aragon merges with Vocdoni to improve governance for DAOs ” Aragon, a platform specializing in managing decentralized autonomous organizations, announced a merger with the Vocdoni protocol, a blockchain voting and governance solution provider. Unlike the Yearn.finance mergers, this acquisition has a much more traditional nature. Aragon has acquired Dvote Labs OU, the company behind…

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# Can blockchain technology make online voting reliable?

# Can blockchain technology make online voting reliable?

“# Can blockchain technology make online voting reliable? ” The United States Presidential elections on Nov. 3 were contentious to begin with, but accusations of electoral fraud from the defeated President Trump cast a pall over the whole procedure. Daniel Hardman, chief architect and chief information security officer at self-sovereign identity solution Evernym, thinks blockchain…

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