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TrueVote
Los Angeles, California, United States
What it is
TrueVote is a digital voting platform designed for casting and verifying ballots, with Android, iOS, web, and API listed as platforms. A public Ballot Explorer lets voters check whether their ballot was counted in the aggregate. The white paper says election data’s Merkle roots are periodically stamped onto the Bitcoin blockchain; the site also says voting data is hashed there to make votes immutable. TrueVote says ballot data is anonymized and unlinked, while only each voter can see their name associated with a ballot. Non-identifiable data can be downloaded for reporting, auditing, and analysis. Its design includes encrypted ballot data at rest, multi-factor authentication during registration, and a private key stored on the voter’s device. Each voter has an account, and eligibility depends on jurisdiction and registration status. The core code is open source under the MIT license, and support for many languages is part of the product. The initial rollout is for private elections, with beta testing for select public elections. Mobile and administration portal releases, public REST and GraphQL APIs, and registration database integrations are listed as later milestones. The platform is free.
For and against
For
- Public Ballot Explorer supports ballot verification
- Core code is open source under MIT license
- Voting data is anonymized and unlinked
- Non-identifiable data is available for auditing
- Design includes multi-factor authentication
Against
- Public APIs are listed as a future plan
- Registration database integrations are a later milestone
- Voters without smartphones rely on existing analog voting
The verdict
TrueVote describes verification, privacy, and audit features alongside an open-source core. Its rollout and several integrations remain at later milestones, so organizations should account for the stated product stage.
Who it suits
TrueVote is aimed at organizations running elections and voters who want a way to verify ballot inclusion. Its stated initial rollout focuses on private elections and beta testing for select public elections.
On the record
- Authentication
- The white paper says the design requires multi-factor authentication at registration and keeps the private key needed to access elections on the voter's device.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Ballot verification
- Its white paper says voters can check whether their ballot was included in the aggregate count using a public Ballot Explorer.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Bitcoin anchoring
- The white paper says TrueVote periodically stamps Merkle roots of election data onto the Bitcoin blockchain.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Bitcoin verification
- The site says voting data is hashed into the Bitcoin blockchain to make votes immutable.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Commercial services
- The FAQ says custom election services, including voter-roll data migrations and integrations, may be commercialized in the future.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Election administration
- The Election Administration Portal is described as a configurable portal for creating and maintaining elections and ballots.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integration plans
- The site lists integration with local, city, county, and state registration databases as a later milestone.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended rollout
- The site says the initial mobile app and administration portal rollout is for private elections and beta testing for select public elections.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site says support for many languages is part of the product.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The FAQ says voters without smartphones can still participate through existing methods, with analog totals added to election counts by the authorities.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Offline voting
- The FAQ says voters without smartphones can participate through existing analog voting, with authorities adding those totals to election counts.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The site says its core code is open source on GitHub under the MIT license.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Planned API
- The white paper says TrueVote will have public REST and GraphQL APIs for the Ballot Explorer.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Planned integrations
- The timeline lists integration with local, city, county, and state registration databases as a later milestone.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The site says voting data is anonymized and unlinked, and only voters can see their name associated with a ballot.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product stage
- The site timeline describes the current phase as company launch and white paper release, with mobile app and administration portal versions listed as later milestones.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Public data
- The site says non-user-identifiable data can be downloaded for reporting, auditing, and analysis.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- TrueVote describes itself as a digital voting platform for casting and verifying ballots.truevote.org · read 11 Oct 2026
