A Secure Framework for E-Voting Using Blockchain

Abstract

Electronic voting or E-voting is a relatively new form of voting which has an electronic process for voting without using a paper system. This form of voting has several benefits over a traditional paper ballot system in that it can provide faster results with better efficiency and reduction in errors. But while implementing in a large scenario, three major concerns that need to be addressed are security, confidentiality, and reliability of voting data. Blockchain is a technology that allows and opens up a possibility for designing and developing such type of secure and reliable system. The system developed using Blockchain technology can be decentralized eliminating the need of a third party to manage the access control in the process of election. This paper presents an e-voting framework that ensures security, confidentiality, and reliability when people go for e-voting. The comparative results indicate that the proposed scheme is effective and secure.