You can't prove your own vote counted
Today, even if you trust the result, you personally have no way to confirm that your own ballot was actually counted. The technology to let every voter check that — without revealing how they voted — exists, but almost no law allows or requires it.
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A 60-second, plain-language walkthrough of this gap.
What actually happened
End-to-end verifiability (E2E-V) is real, mature technology, not a wish. Microsoft Research's open-source ElectionGuard implements it: it publishes an encrypted record of every ballot so a voter can confirm their ballot was included and counted, and anyone can verify the overall tally is correct — all while keeping each vote secret (using homomorphic encryption). The gap isn't the technology. It's that almost no jurisdiction's law permits or requires it.
Where it stands today
E2E-V works today and has been used in real pilots; the figure above is so high because the gap is statutory, not technical — current law simply doesn't provide for it.
"Trust the result" vs. "check the result"
Think about the last time you voted. You probably trusted the outcome — but could you prove your own ballot was counted? Almost no one can. You hand over your vote and hope.
End-to-end verifiability (E2E-V) changes that. Using cryptography, it lets a voter confirm their ballot was included and counted, and lets anyone confirm the overall tally is correct — without revealing how anyone voted.
Why it matters
This isn't science fiction. Microsoft Research's open-source ElectionGuard implements E2E-V today: it publishes an encrypted record of every ballot (using homomorphic encryption, so votes stay secret), and it's been used in real pilots. The gap isn't the technology — it's that almost no jurisdiction's law permits or requires it, so the proof simply isn't offered.
How TrustVoting closes it
TrustVoting's Public Verification Package is built around cryptographic public verification: anyone can confirm the result is correct, and a voter can confirm their ballot counted — with no individual vote ever exposed.
How TrustVoting closes it
TrustVoting's Public Verification Package is built around cryptographic public verification: anyone can confirm the result is correct, and a voter can confirm their ballot was counted — without exposing how anyone voted.