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Sapphire adds encrypted voting to hide on-chain votes until polls close
On public blockchains, votes are visible in real time, allowing late voters to follow the crowd, whales to influence outcomes, and participants to avoid opposing powerful holders. Sapphire addresses this by using a confidential contract that encrypts votes until the poll ends, revealing only the final tally. The counting rules remain fully open‑source and auditable, but no one can observe individual votes during the voting period.