The Problem
Online and hybrid elections struggle with credibility:
Duplicate or out-of-district ballots can tip results.
Bot armies flood petitions and opinion polls.
Manual paper-ID checks create long lines and high costs.
Privacy worries deter citizens from digital voting portals.
Voters want convenience and anonymity; officials need proof that every ballot comes from one eligible person.
The Solution
Humanity Protocol provides two complementary credential layers:
Proof of Humanity – a once-issued credential that confirms a person is a living, unique human.
Role-specific voter credentials – encrypted attestations (e.g., “registered voter,” “District 12,” “age 18+”) issued by election authorities.
Together, these credentials let any voting system validate who is participating (a real person) and whether they are eligible (the right age and district) while revealing nothing else.
How It Works
One-time human verification
Citizens complete a quick palm scan and receive their Proof-of-Humanity credential, stored privately in their wallet.Voter-eligibility issuance
Election offices add separate, zero-knowledge credentials for registration status, district, age, and any other applicable criteria. These facts remain user-controlled and can be reused in other contexts (petitions, alcohol checks, DAO votes).Casting a ballot
On election day the digital portal requests:Live Proof-of-Humanity (real person, not a bot)
Required voter credentials (registered, correct district, age)
If all proofs validate (and haven’t been already used) one ballot is issued and the vote recorded.
Post-election auditability
Public records show one vote per credential set without linking any ballot to a specific individual.
Benefits & Results
One person, one vote - duplicate or out-of-area ballots are blocked automatically.
Short queues, fast results - no manual ID checks or paperwork.
Privacy preserved - officials confirm eligibility without storing passports or seeing individual choices.
Reusable credentials - the same age or residency proofs work for petitions, alcohol purchases, DAO votes, and any other applicable use case.
Lower fraud-investigation costs - cryptographic proofs replace signature matching and provisional ballots.
