Electronic voting source code in c language hemanthglabs. Org facts about electronic voting overview election transparency is the fundamental basis of election integrity. Voting via the internet is just one form of electronic voting e voting. The impact of electronic voting machines on electoral frauds, democracy, and development debnath, sisir y indian school of business isb kapoor, mudit z indian statistical institute isi, delhi. We give an example of an elgamalstyle encryption scheme, which can be used as the underlying cryptosystem. An electronic voting evoting system is a voting system in which the election data is recorded, stored and processed primarily as digital information. This provides a starting point for future research into voting system designs that meet the needs of these countries. Electronic voting is failing the developing world while. The aim of this study is to design an electronic voting system based upon the electoral process adopted in ghana.
A specific analysis of these functionalities goes beyond the immediate scope of this paper. In the analysis of an electronic voting system paper by 17 there is a fear raised about a possibility of a man in the middle attack which results into the theft of electronic data as it. Although e voting systems are subject to federal and state certification, election officials and. Toward a secure voting system cornell computer science. The results of an entire election can be verified by a welldesigned manual recount of receipts from a random sample of polling stations. Using this definition, many voting methods currently in use in the united states already. Election results cannot be audited with current online systems. The impact of electronic voting machines on electoral frauds. There have been several studies on using computer technologies to improve elections 4, 5, 20, 21, 25. Design, analysis and deployment in most respects, the accuvotets was a prototypical dre. Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and. Dec 31, 2012 an electronic voting system this is an electronic voting system developed using php as the frontend and mysql as the backend. Pdf analysis of an electronic voting system oguntade. Different realworld implementations of electronic voting systems and.
Electronic voting and the 2014 namibian general elections a brief assessment report preface eisa has been interested in electronic voting for the past six years, mainly due to its involvement in the management and delivery of corporate elections in south africa, where the use of electronic voting could provide increased efficiency. We present a security analysis of the source code to one such machine used in a signi. It may also be that a decrease in manual dexterity and in eyehand coordination accounts for greater difficulty in operating such systems. Whether the errors in electronic voting systems are accidental or intentional, it is important to note that the door is open to misuse in all of the voting systems described above, not just in electronic voting systems. Internally, electronic voting systems have many functions, including encryption, randomization, communication and security systems. A worthy evoting system must perform most of these tasks while complying with a set of standards. Our analysis shows that this voting system is far below. Syros, greece, september 2002 secure electronic voting. Electronic voting, a form of computermediated voting in which voters make their selections with the aid of a computer.
Security of electronic voting in the united states center. The theory and implementation of an electronic voting system ivan damg ard, jens groth and gorm salomonsen july 31, 2002 abstract we describe the theory behind a practical voting scheme based on homomorphic encryption. Implementing and overseeing electronic voting and counting. Analysis of electronic voting system implemented in various countries in electronic voting 2, rivest addresses some issues like the secure platform 2 problem and the impossibility of giving a receipt to the voter. Why did the election of 2000 produce such a crisis in con. The impact of electronic voting machines on electoral. The risks of electronic voting dan wallach rice university collaborators. The system tried out in several regular elections, and also used in two small elections with legal value.
In one sense, the usa has used a form of electronic voting for years. Every poll site statewide will have identical architectures. Flawsin anyof these aspectsofa voting system, however, can lead to indecisive or incorrect election results. Electronic voting system usability issues umd department of. Outline the remainder of this paper is organized as follows.
Since people in different countries are using digital technology in the voting process e. Digital voting with the use of blockchain technology the economist. Hence the system couldnt cut down the cost rather there was an upsurge in the cost as they are conducting both the evoting session and the traditional voting system. Electronic voting is a blanket term used to describe a variety of practices using technologies. Flaws in any of these aspects of a voting system, however, can lead to indecisive or incorrect election results. Part of an electronic voting system can be an electronic voter list, covering either a single polling station or the entire country. We suggest that the best solutions are voting systems having a voterveri. Developing a methodology for observing electronic voting. The voter usually chooses with the aid of a touchscreen display, although audio interfaces can be made available for voters with visual disabilities. The national committee didnt completely get out of the traditional voting system. The introduction of electronic voting and counting systems makes them even more complex. Security analysis of indias electronic voting machines.
In the midst of numerous highprofile cyber attacks, the united states is considering whether to categorize the us electronic voting system as critical infrastructure, to be protected and invested in much the same way as the us power grid or waterways. In recent years, information technology ha s greatly affected all aspects of life, and to a large. Pdf experiments and data analysis of electronic voting. The punch card system has been extensively used in the usa and has recently been. This time i thought of introducing electronic voting system as we were rigorously trained in election duty from government. E voting system has been subjected to practice and trials across several nations of the world but trailed by both success and failure stories.
In transparent elections, all the processes of handling and counting ballots are completely open to public view. Paatey methodist university college, ghana abstract. Rubin johns hopkins adam stubblefield johns hopkins. The us experience the us is referred to as mixed system because the types of e voting system adopted vary from one. Still there is some scope of work in electronic voting system because there is no way of identification by the electronic voting system whether the user is authentic or not and securing electronic voting machine from miscreants. This meeting, called developing a draft methodology for observing electronic voting technologies, built on the results of a previous workshop hosted by the center in 2005 on the challenges posed by electronic voting technologies. It is developed to eliminate the conventional paper ballot system being practice in some countries. This electronic voting system will enable a valid voter to vote at any polling site statewide during an election period. The theory and implementation of an electronic voting system. It interacted with the user via an integrated touchscreen lcd display. Digital voting is the use of electronic devices, such as voting. For a basic understanding of what e voting systems can do, however, it is useful to consider the following list of. This specification design document will detail the design of an electronic voting system for the state of maryland.
Evoting evaluating electronic voting systems equipped with. Analysis of an electronic voting system ieee conference. This list can be used to authenticate eligible voters and to record that they have cast their vote. Electronic voting is failing the developing world while the us and europe abandon it. Nothing is hidden, nothing is secret except, of course, each. Election results produced by voting systems that rely on votermarked paper ballots can be verified with manual hand counts. Experiments and data analysis of electronic voting system. Analysis of an electronic voting system request pdf. As has been discussed previously in this manual, the successful implementation of electronic voting. Registration also removed elector names from the manual voter list. Voter leaving voting system without completely casting ballot. Experiments and data analysis of electronic voting system komminist weldemariam1,2 1dept.
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