PUPVOTE: Blockchain-Based Voting System Using NEAR Protocol

Abstract

University student elections are usually held using paper ballots [2] or online survey forms [4]–[7] where security is a concern [8]. This paper presents the creation of a blockchain-based voting system as a solution for the security issues of university student council elections. Blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology where security is improved by storing transactions in several independent storages [10] [11]. In this study, NEAR Protocol was used in creating the voting system. It was simulated in the NEAR Testnet and as-pect was used to check the smart contract operation. Finally, ISO 25010 was used to check the overall performance of the voting system. As-pect testing showed that the smart contract works as intended and the voting system passed the ISO 25010 product quality evaluation.