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VotingWorks

Non-profit building open-source voting machines for US elections.

ActiveChecked 18h ago
Batch
W19
Status, per YC
Active
Team size
18
HQ
Boston, MA
In W19194 companies, 26% AI
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About VotingWorks

VotingWorks is a non-partisan non-profit founded on the powerful idea that the operating system of our democracy should be publicly owned. Every citizen’s vote is sacred, and every citizen deserves evidence that our elections are free and fair. Forty states use voting machines that are over ten years old. Their technology is outdated, their source code proprietary and their security vulnerabilities – described in detail by the security community over many years – are left unpatched. It’s not surprising that 76% of voters are concerned that our elections are vulnerable to hacking. And if voters lose trust in elections, then the very foundation of our democracy is at risk. We’re using open-source software, off-the-shelf hardware, and modern product engineering to make elections dramatically safer, more accessible, and more affordable. Affordability may sound pedestrian, but it is key. The front line of America’s election security rests in the hands of the 50% of US counties that struggle to afford basic services, let alone upgrade aging voting equipment.

Boston, MA, USA; CA, USA; Remote

  • Election Tech

VotingWorks: questions

Which YC batch was VotingWorks in?

VotingWorks was in Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch (W19).

Is VotingWorks still active?

Y Combinator lists VotingWorks as active.

Where is VotingWorks based?

VotingWorks lists Boston, MA, USA; CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.

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