
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="ydpb687251dyahoo-style-wrap" style=""><div style=""><div style=""><font size="5"><br></font></div><div style=""><font size="5"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/opinion/online-blockchain-voting.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_1639255137">Opinion | It’s Time for Online Voting</a><br></font><div><font size="5"><br></font></div><div id="ydpcafc1223enhancr_card_1639255137" class="ydpcafc1223yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpcafc1223ymail-preserve-class ydpcafc1223ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/opinion/online-blockchain-voting.html" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/opinion/online-blockchain-voting.html" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important" class="ydpcafc1223yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydpcafc1223card-wrapper ydpcafc1223yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydpcafc1223card ydpcafc1223yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpcafc1223card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/wVc0nJ6jKMGX4OofYEjiQA--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/05/opinion/05tapscottWeb/05tapscottWeb-facebookJumbo.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/wVc0nJ6jKMGX4OofYEjiQA--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/05/opinion/05tapscottWeb/05tapscottWeb-facebookJumbo.jpg.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpcafc1223card-overlay-container-table ydpcafc1223yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpcafc1223card-overlay-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpcafc1223yahoo-ignore-table" height="175" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpcafc1223card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="ydpcafc1223card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"><div class="ydpcafc1223card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" class="ydpcafc1223card-info ydpcafc1223yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"><img class="ydpcafc1223card-object-1 ydpcafc1223yahoo-ignore-inline-image ydpcafc1223ymail-preserve-class" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/nytimes.png" height="36" style="min-width:36px;margin-top:3px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydpcafc1223card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Opinion | It’s Time for Online Voting</h2><p class="ydpcafc1223card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Using blockchain technology, online voting could boost voter participation and help restore the public’s trust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