[lawn]

> In the US voter turn out is often 30-40% of registered voters. Total vote count would certianly not be a useful metric there.

We seed it with the # of registered voters. Sure they could try to withhold some % of votes and vote themselves but hopefully that should be noticed.

> It doesn't sound like you're describing a blockchain anymore or at least getting any of the purported benefits of a blockchain.

The blockchain here makes sure the votes are delivered and counted correctly, without permission or trust.

Yes we need to trust the government to set it all up but after that they can't interfere.

> able to revoke and re-grant tokens at will,

This is false. Only the voter can do this.

[mckmk]

>Sure they could try to withhold some % of votes and vote themselves but hopefully that should be noticed.

I think with ring signatures obfuscating everything it might be tough or even impossible to detect.

I would certainly enjoy reading a research paper on the viability though!

>> able to revoke and re-grant tokens at will >This is false. Only the voter can do this.

Then I think I don't understand the system you're proposing. How does the user get back their ability to vote if they lose their private key in this scenario?