Sequent, a global leader in cryptographically secured, end-to-end verifiable digital voting systems, has been selected by 15 Canadian municipalities to support their October 2026 elections. The engagements collectively represent more than 208,000 registered voters across Ontario, marking a significant expansion of Sequent’s presence in North America and the public election sector.
Under the agreements, municipalities will deploy Sequent’s Online Voting platform, enabling residents to cast ballots online or at designated in-person voting locations. The contracts followed competitive procurement processes in which municipalities evaluated vendors against rigorous technical, security, and compliance criteria. Sequent’s platform was selected 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 designed to generate verifiable evidence throughout the election process. Votes are encrypted directly on the voter’s device, anonymized through cryptographic mixnets, and decrypted through a distributed, multi-party process, ensuring ballot secrecy while maintaining full election integrity. This architecture enables voters, auditors, and observers to independently confirm that votes were cast, recorded, and counted correctly. Rather than relying solely on trust in a central authority, Sequent’s platform provides publicly verifiable proof supporting transparent, auditable, and evidence-based elections.
The system also introduces voter-facing verification tools, including ballot tracking and independent verification applications, allowing individuals to confirm their vote was included in the final tally without revealing their selections. Publicly available cryptographic proofs enable third parties to validate election outcomes independently, eliminating reliance on a central authority.
“Our platform is grounded in cryptographic security that meets Canadian and international standards, while still being straightforward for election teams to deploy and manage. 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,” added Bargil.
The new deployments build on Sequent’s growing global footprint, which includes more than 300 elections and over 4.5 million voters across government, municipal, and organizational elections worldwide. Sequent views its growing presence in Ontario as an important step in its broader North American expansion. The company is currently in early-stage discussions with municipalities in the United States and expects its Canadian municipal deployments to serve as a reference point for other jurisdictions evaluating modern voting options.
