Sequent, a global leader in cryptographically secured digital election platforms, announced today that it has advanced the implementation of VoteSecure, an open-source software development kit designed to enable end-to-end verifiable mobile voting, into its election technology platform. This milestone positions Sequent as the first publicly declared election technology provider to adopt the VoteSecure framework, which produces cryptographically verifiable evidence at each critical step of the election process, from voter eligibility through ballot casting to the counting of results.
The announcement comes at a time of declining confidence in democratic processes worldwide, with growing demands for greater transparency and verifiability in elections. VoteSecure protocols, developed by Free & Fair and released in November 2025, are based on 16 months of research aligned with the U.S. Vote Foundation's "Future of Voting" report. The framework supports multi-factor authentication, biometric identity verification, and air-gapped tabulation, where votes are counted only after being taken offline, with paper printouts generated alongside digital records.
Sequent's implementation builds on a platform already designed around cryptographic verifiability and public auditability. The company has supported over 330 elections and served more than 9.2 million voters across North America, Europe, and Asia. According to Shai Bargil, CEO and Co-Founder of Sequent, "The VoteSecure protocol helps answer whether voters' voices truly count with mathematical certainty. Our implementation moves electoral processes closer toward open, independently auditable, and cryptographically verifiable elections."
Unlike traditional "black box" election technologies that rely on institutional trust, VoteSecure employs publicly auditable cryptographic protocols, threshold cryptography, verifiable shuffling, zero-knowledge proofs, and air-gapped tabulation. The framework also incorporates Rigorous Digital Engineering (RDE), a formal model-based methodology used in critical infrastructure and national security systems. These techniques aim to strengthen election integrity while maintaining voter privacy.
Sequent's platform has been developed as open-source software since 2011 and is designed to allow voters and auditors to independently verify election integrity without compromising ballot secrecy. The VoteSecure protocols are publicly available for review and integration by election technology providers, governments, and civic organizations. More information about Sequent is available at sequentech.io. The original press release can be viewed at www.newmediawire.com.
