15 Canadian Municipalities Choose Sequent for Verifiable Digital Voting in 2026 Elections
Sequent's end-to-end verifiable online voting platform will be used by over 208,000 voters in Ontario's October 2026 elections, marking a shift toward cryptographically provable election integrity.
Sequent, a global leader in cryptographically secured digital voting systems, announced today that 15 Canadian municipalities have selected its platform for the October 2026 municipal elections. The deployments will enable more than 208,000 registered voters in Ontario to cast ballots online or at in-person kiosks, using a system that allows independent verification of results without compromising ballot secrecy.
The contracts follow competitive procurement processes where municipalities evaluated vendors against rigorous technical, security and compliance criteria. Sequent’s platform was chosen for its cryptographic architecture, compliance with Canadian and international voting standards, and integration with Ontario’s municipal election infrastructure, including a real-time data partnership with DataFix Municipal VoterView, the voter list management system used by hundreds of municipalities across the province. The platform also meets the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, expanding access to secure, verifiable voting while maintaining electoral integrity.
“These municipalities are not just adopting a better way to vote – they are adopting a new standard for trust in elections,” said Shai Bargil, CEO and co-founder of Sequent Tech. “What makes our platform different is not just that voting can happen online, but that results can be independently verified without relying on vendors or authorities. It changes the conversation from trusting a system to proving it.”
At the core of Sequent’s platform is a cryptographic voting system that generates verifiable evidence throughout the election process. Votes are encrypted on the voter’s device, anonymized through cryptographic mixnets, and decrypted through a distributed, multi-party process to ensure ballot secrecy. Voters can use ballot tracking and independent verification applications to confirm their vote was included in the final tally without revealing their selections. Publicly available cryptographic proofs also allow third parties to validate election outcomes independently.
“Our platform is grounded in cryptographic security that meets Canadian and international standards, while still being straightforward for election teams to deploy and manage,” added Bargil. “It gives administrators full visibility into the process and the flexibility to support how their communities actually vote, whether that’s online or using voting kiosks with accessibility needs in mind.”
The new deployments build on Sequent’s global track record of more than 300 elections and over 4.5 million voters worldwide. Sequent views its growing presence in Ontario as a key step in its North American expansion. The company is in early-stage discussions with municipalities in the United States and expects its Canadian deployments to serve as a reference point for other jurisdictions evaluating modern voting options.