Zelensky wants Ukrainians to vote online, using smartphones

UNIAN ^ | February 7, 2020

[NorseViking]

This is an "ambitious" challenge, which can still be tackled, the president believes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to introduce for Ukrainians the opportunity to vote in elections online, including with the use of a smartphone.

"In general, our goal is to allow people to pursue relations with the government using a smartphone and the internet, including when voting in presidential, parliamentary or local elections," Zelensky said during the presentation of the Diya [Action] mobile app in Kyiv, according to an UNIAN correspondent.

As UNIAN reported earlier, on February 6, Ukraine launched a Diya mobile application, opening access to some government services online.

[NorseViking]

It is not widely reported but they also introduced a law requiring anyone running for any elected position, including local to post roughly $160000 before accepted as a candidate. Not to be refunded in case of loss. That would be the average wage for a lifetime there.

[rrrod]

What could go wrong?

[dp0622]

Well I don’t see anything that can possibly go wrong with all this :)

[KarlInOhio]

Shadow has an app for that.

[DesertRhino]

Ukraine, epicenter of corruption. Vote by phone. Hell, Iraq runs better elections than I see anywhere else. In person, paper ballot, dip your finger in purple ink.

[Lurkinanloomin]

He should look at how Iowa worked out.......

[Ken H]

Not a thing.

[BradyLS]

I hear Hillary has an app for that...

[lurk]

It worked in Iowa.

[familyop]

That would be ambitious, alright. I don’t trust smartphones much and hope they don’t end up with a smartphone botnet.

[Rocky]

Maybe the Russians wrote the phone app Ukraine will be using?