The use of blockchain in the petitions area has reached a new level this year when Virginia became the first American state to approve Internet voting from the blockchain in the primary election.
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 The intention of the government was to check only, but its importance was much more. . There are many bad cases in the voting from mobile but blockchain is a very important tool. From which to bring transparency in the election and to reduce expenditure. Blockchain can be used in voting by open source blockchain voting platform. 

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This open source platform is not owned by anyone, any agency or company can use it. When the present government is trying to strengthen the country's digital structure through Digital India, Then blockchain can become a blockchain pilot project for countrywide elections. For that, the officials will have to understand the blockchain's technology carefully.

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