Smart Contracts and Blockchain based E-Voting

Abstract

Voting is a fundamental right for every citizen in a country to express their views and select their representatives for shaping the society. However, the current voting process is vulnerable to security breaches and frauds. To address this issue, e-voting systems have emerged using the blockchain technology. By utilizing this technology, the voting process can become more secure, transparent, and fraud-proof. For every vote, separate blocks are created and decentralized to maintain transparency and accuracy in the voting process. The blockchain technology, working on a peer-to-peer network, guarantees secure and transparent record-keeping and verification of each vote. Additionally, the system’s immutability property ensures the voting process’s protection. The data is stored in encrypted blocks with hash values, and smart contract concepts detect fake votes and multiple voting attempts. This research work presents an in-depth explanation of how the blockchain algorithm records voting results and voter information at every election location, highlighting the technology’s fundamental structure and characteristics for electronic voting.