West Virginia could soon make it easier for people with disabilities vote in the 2020 presidential election.

State administrators plan to sign a bill that will require counties to provide these individuals with a type of online ballot-marking device that can be used with a smartphone.

West Virginia's election official is leaning towards adopting the smartphone app Voatz, which is what was used to allow troops overseas to vote in elections.

However, cybersecurity experts are weary about using the technology and others like it, saying it provides more opportunities for hackers to infiltrate the voting system.

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West Virginia could soon make it easier for people with disabilities vote in the 2020 presidential election. State administrators plan to sign a bill that will require counties to provide these individuals with a type of online ballot-marking device that can be used with a smartphone

Matt Blaze, a computer scientist at Georgetown University and a seasoned election security researcher, told NBC News: 'Mobile voting systems completely run counter to the overwhelming consensus of every expert in the field.'

'This is incredibly unwise.'

In 2018, West Virginia rolled the app out to its residents in the military that are deployed overseas and unable to cast their votes in person.

Secretary of State Mac Warner said they are aware of the risks but believe there is more benefit to using the technology.

West Virginia's election official is leaning towards adopting the smartphone app Voatz, which is what was used to allow troops overseas to vote in elections. However, cybersecurity experts are weary about using the technology and others like it, saying it provides more opportunities for hackers to infiltrate the voting system

Many fear that voting systems on smartphones leave people vulnerable to hacking attempts - especially as experts warn that Russian meddling didn't end with the 2016 election.

Still, Voatz maintains that its software is secure.

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To use the app, voters submit a photo of their government-issued ID, as well as a 'selfie video.' The app then uses facial recognition technology to authenticate that the person in the ID and the video are the same.

After a user's information is approved, this allows them to cast a ballot.

Ballots are then anonymized and stored on a public digital ledger, called the blockchain, according to CNN.

The company says this helps them securely tally and verify each ballot that's submitted.

West Virginia is not the only state that is looking to use smartphones in the voting process.

King Conservation District in Seattle, Washington announced this month that its 1.2 million residents will be able to use their smartphones to vote in an upcoming election, a first in American history.

Eligible voters can access ballots for a board of supervisors election by using their name and birth date to log in to a customized web page designed for smartphone browsers

The mobile web page will record all of their votes and let them submit their completed ballots starting today and going through February 11th.

The project is being funded by Tusk Philanthropies, a non-profit advocating for mobile voting as a way to help boost America's low voter turnout numbers.