Title: Auditable blockchain voting system - the blockchain technology toward the electronic voting process

Authors: Aneta Poniszewska-Marańda; Michał Pawlak; Jakub Guziur

Addresses: Institute of Information Technology, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland ' Institute of Information Technology, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland ' Institute of Information Technology, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

Abstract: There exist many different electronic voting solutions and each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Most of the existing systems suffer from inadequate transparency and auditability. However, recently introduced blockchain technology may provide a solution to these problems. In this paper, auditable blockchain voting system (ABVS) is presented. It combines existing voting approach and combines it with blockchain technology to create a supervised and remote internet voting system, which is transparent and audit capable. The paper describes the system's processes, components, model and results of initial testing.

Keywords: e-voting; electronic voting; blockchain; audit; verification; e-voting system.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWGS.2020.106102

International Journal of Web and Grid Services, 2020 Vol.16 No.1, pp.1 - 21

Received: 12 Nov 2018
Accepted: 18 Jul 2019
Published online: 30 Mar 2020 *

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