Voting Instructions
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SIFT Voting Instructions
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Introduction
SIFT uses Ethereum signatures to vote. Each SIFT-holder uses their private
key to sign a message stating how they want to vote. We check that the
signature is correct and then record the vote. This means that the only
person that can cast a vote is the SIFT-holder. We used to use smart
contracts for voting but found these could cause confusion, did not clearly
show results and cost ether every time a vote took place.
We publish the voting signatures in real-time on our website. This means
that anybody can verify that the vote results are legitimate.
Each vote on SIFT uses a smart contract. Anybody who has an entitlement
to vote can vote using these smart contracts and has a right to change their
mind up until the end of voting time.
This document describes how to vote. To follow these instructions, you will
need to have access to your private key or a hardware wallet.
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Instructions
These instructions assume that you have already used MyEtherWallet to
access your SIFT wallet. If you have not there are some additional
instructions that explain how you can access MyEtherWallet with MetaMask
and imToken.
If you have Parity, Geth or Mist you can either export your wallet or key store
files and use MyEtherWallet with these instructions or you can replace steps
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1. Go to http://vote.smartift.com and then click the vote you are voting
in
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2. Enter the address of your Ethereum wallet that contains SIFT in the
“Ethereum Address” box
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3. Click the blue area underneath where it says “Vote” and select how you
wish to vote
4. Click the “copy” link next to “Message to Sign” – this will copy the
message underneath to your clipboard
5. Click the “MyEtherWallet” link to next “Signature” – this will open the
MyEtherWallet message signing tool in a new tab
6. On the MyEtherWallet page right click in the textbox area and click
“Paste”
7. You now need to unlock your wallet – this depends on how you are
using MyEtherWallet. You should select whatever you normally do in
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MyEtherWallet when unlocking your wallet and then press “Unlock”.
8. Press the big “Sign Message” button at the bottom of the page
9. The signature will appear. Select the text, right click it and select
“Copy”
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10. Go back to the SIFT voting page and paste your signature into
the signature box
11. Click the “Vote” button
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12. Your vote will be recorded and the current results should be
shown below
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MetaMask
It is not possible to vote directly from MetaMask so you must use your wallet
in MyEtherWallet and vote from there.
1. Launch MetaMask and click the menu button then “Export Private
Key”
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2. Enter your password when prompted
3. Write down your private key
4. Follow the steps for MyEtherWallet and use the “Private Key” method
to unlock your wallet entering the key you wrote down in the previous
step
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imToken
It is not possible to vote directly from imToken so you must use your wallet
in MyEtherWallet and vote from there.
1. Launch the imToken application
2. Click on “Profile” then “Manage Wallets”
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3. Select the account you want to vote from
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4. Select “Backup Mnemonic” and enter your password when prompted
then press “Confirm”
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5. Write down the list of words
6. Follow the steps for MyEtherWallet and use the mnemonic phrase
method of unlocking your wallet. When you unlock wallet, you will be
shown a list of your addresses – select the one that is entitled to vote
and press “Unlock your Wallet” and follow the rest of the
MyEtherWallet steps
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