V2E: Blockchain based E-voting system

Abstract

The Information Age, embraced by the 21st century, has seen the rapid adoption of new technologies, including in the election process. However, the security and transparency of both voters and their votes remain a concern with the centralized traditional system. The database can be tampered with, vote rigging, hacking, and booth capturing are possible. Blockchain technology provides a solution based on a decentralized and distributed system, where the database is controlled and owned by multiple users. E-voting is a quick, inexpensive, and effective way to cast a vote. Our proposed V2E system uses a Peer-to-peer network that enhances accountability and security. We will employ distributed ledger technologies to prevent vote faking and design a user credential model based on cryptographically secure Hash Functions to provide authenticity and non-repudiation. Since votes will be updated synchronously to the ledger, vote rigging, hacking, or system destruction will be nearly impossible.