BBVS - Blockchain Based Voting System

Abstract

Any democracy must have an open voting<br> process that satisfies the needs of the populace to give the<br> appropriate individual the power. Additionally, the<br> traditional voting systems currently in use have<br> significant flaws and lack security and transparency. It<br> has long been difficult to create a safe electronic voting<br> system that provides the transparency and flexibility<br> provided by electronic systems, while maintaining the<br> fairness and privacy of present voting schemes. In this<br> project, we assess a blockchain-based implementation of<br> distributed electronic voting systems. It addresses some<br> of the well-known blockchain frameworks with the aim<br> of building a blockchain-based electronic voting system<br> and presents a novel electronic voting system based on<br> blockchain that tackles some of the shortcomings in<br> existing systems. In particular, we evaluate the potential<br> of distributed ledger technologies through the<br> description of a case study; namely, the process of an<br> election, and the implementation of a blockchain-based<br> application, which improves the security and decreases<br> the cost of hosting a nationwide election.