From Catherine Engelbrecht <[email protected]>
Subject Radical Transparency, Smart Paper, and the Dawn of Voter Singularity
Date May 17, 2025 2:02 PM
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Hi Friend—

Earlier this week, I shared an epiphany I had while sitting in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The response from everyone was overwhelming— thank you!! Many of you asked for more details, so I wanted to follow up and paint a clearer picture of the future I believe we’re heading toward.

As you know, True the Vote has spent over fifteen years on the front lines— exposing vulnerabilities, fighting lawfare, and standing up for voters. We've been in the trenches. But now, we’re standing at the edge of something new. Something transformative.

We live in a world where you can unlock your phone with your face, move money in seconds, and track a package from warehouse to doorstep. And yet, our elections remain vulnerable, opaque, and slow.

That’s not a technology problem. That’s a _leadership_ problem. It’s time for the era of excuses to end. So let’s start here - with **Voter Singularity.**

**What is voter singularity? **It’s the point where election systems become frictionless, transparent, and incorruptible. Where voter identity, residency, and citizenship can be verified instantly and securely. Where every lawful voter— no more, no less— can cast a ballot with total confidence. Where elections are no longer hidden behind bureaucratic curtains but open, auditable, and accountable in real time.

Another example of a future innovation is something we’re calling **Smart Paper**.

Smart Paper doesn’t exist yet— but it will. And it’s not electronic voting. It’s not centralized systems run by big tech. It’s something much simpler, and much more powerful.

Smart Paper will be a physical, hand-marked ballot, just like what we use now— but embedded with a secure digital fingerprint, backed by blockchain. That fingerprint creates a one-to-one match between your paper ballot and a record stored on a distributed ledger. It can’t be altered. It can’t be faked. Once it’s printed, it’s tracked. Once it’s cast, it’s locked.

When polls close, _anyone_— voters, observers, watchdogs— can verify that the process worked. That’s not less control for the people. That’s _more_.

And thanks to advances in AI and encryption, it could be reality in a matter of months. Start-up companies are already innovating this space.

This is our moment. The tech is here. The solutions are coming. What’s needed now is bold, citizen-led demand, and the courage to build what the political class refuses to. We’ve never settled for the status quo. And we won’t now. Our elections belong to _the people_, not the politicians.

“_“The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards.”_“ — —Samuel Adams

Over the coming weeks, we’ll continue introducing new concepts and opportunities. Along the way, we’ll host calls and build discussion forums so that the community’s inspirations aren’t siloed.

“_"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."_“ — —Proverbs 27:17

Voter singularity is the future— undeniable, unstoppable— and thanks to you, we’re already on the path.

Keep the faith. Never quit. Ephesians 6 FTW!

Ever onward -

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P.S. One last thank you. You make our existence possible. Thank you for all you do.

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