Washington State trials new e-voting platform

A district encompassing Greater Seattle is set to become the first in the US to allow voters to cast their ballot using a smartphone.

Voting is currently underway to fill a spot on the board of the King Conservation District, a state-authorised agency that manages natural resources in King County, Washington State.

More than 1.2 million voters have the option to vote using their smartphones, an initiative that will cost approximately US$300,000, according to KCD figures.

“To run an election using Washington State’s standard mail-in approach would cost between US$1-3 per ballot or between US$1.2 million and US$3.6 million, depending upon how many elections run concurrently,” Bea Covi...